Birdbaths and Paper Cranes: A Family Tale (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780452283695)

Syndicated columnist Sharon Randall's writing style is intensely personal and unmistakably authentic, as if she were writing a letter to a trusted friend. She shares stories of how her blind brother once tried to drive a car; her sister lost a wig on a bumper car ride; her husband coached basketball while battling cancer; and her oldest child grew up to be "not a real doctor, but play one on TV." In Randall's hands, even stories about ordinary things--from a broken birdbath to a rusty porch swing to a thousand paper cranes--all shine with extraordinary meaning and grace. Laughing or crying, readers will surely see in her stories some of their own, and may look at life in a new way.

Author: Sharon Randall
ISBN-10: 0452283698
ISBN-13: 9780452283695
Publisher: Plume Books
Language: English
Published: 08/27/2002
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.33lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.37w x 0.53d