Synopses & Reviews
A Remarkable Mother is President Carter's loving, admiring, wry homage to Miss Lillian Carter, who championed the underdog always, even when her son was president.
A registered nurse, pecan grower, university housemother, Peace Corps volunteer, public speaker, and renowned raconteur, Miss Lillian ignored the mores and prejudices of the racially segregated South of the Great Depression years. She was an avid supporter of the Brooklyn Dodgers (because she happened to attend the first major league baseball game in which Jackie Robinson, from Cairo, Georgia, played), was a favored guest on television talk shows (usually able to "steal the microphone" from hosts such as Johnny Carson and Walter Cronkite), and an important role model for the nation. Jimmy Carter's mother emerges from this portrait as redoubtable, generous, and forward-looking. He ascribes to her the inspiration for his own life's work of commitment and faith.
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"Former President Carter has written a sweet and swift ode to his mother, Lillian, a Southern spitfire known for breaking down barriers and saying whatever was on her mind....No matter your politics, Miss Lillian's antics transcend them all." Rocky Mountain News
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"A wonderful and very personal look at a truly amazing woman, told by a son whose respect and admiration of his mother is in every word, this book is lovingly and beautifully written." Library Journal
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"The author isn't shy to note that Miss Lillian could be high maintenance...but Carter makes it clear that she passed on her unvarnished decency and sense of fair play to her son. A low-key, well-balanced tribute." Kirkus Reviews
About the Author
Jimmy Carter served as the thirty-ninth president of the United States. He and his wife, Rosalynn, founded the Carter Center and he is the author of numerous books, including An Hour Before Daylight and Our Endangered Values.