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Walking Across Egypt

by Clyde Edgerton

Walking Across Egypt Cover

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

"An unpretentious, finely-crafted novel that will linger with the readers like the last strains of a favorite hymn. It is more enjoyable than a pitcher full of sweet tea and one of Mattie's home-cooked dinners."

THE ATLANTA JOURNAL & CONSTITUTION

She had as much business keeping a stray dog as she had walking across Egypt--which not so incidentally is the title of her favorite hymn. She's Mattie Rigsbee, an independent, strong-minded senior citizen, who at 78, might be slowing down just a bit. When young, delinquent Wesley Benfield drops in on her life, he is even less likely a companion than the stray dog. But, of course, the dog never tasted her mouth-watering pound cake....Wise witty, down-home and real, WALKING ACROSS EGYPT is a book for everyone.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Review:

“[A] totally delicious bit-of-a-book . . . Reads faster than you’ll want it to, and ends far earlier.”

The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Review:

“An unpretentious, finely crafted novel that will linger with the readers like the last strains of a favorite hymn. It is more enjoyable than a pitcher full of sweet tea and one of Mattie’s home-cooked dinners.”

The Atlanta Journal

Review:

“Genuinely funny, often poignant . . . Edgerton has captured the habits and manners of a small Southern community with loving precision.”

Greensboro News & Record

Review:

“A winner, a homespun romp that I suspect Mark Twain would have loved.”

The Columbia State

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780345419071
Author:
Edgerton, Clyde
Publisher:
Ballantine Books
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Friendship
Subject:
Southern states
Subject:
Young men
Subject:
Grandmothers
Edition Description:
Paperback
Series:
Ballantine Reader's Circle
Series Volume:
9284-AN/905
Publication Date:
June 1997
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
240
Dimensions:
8.01x5.18x.53 in. .39 lbs.
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