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Sarah Bird - A Love Letter to Texas Women - 9781477309490 - V9781477309490
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A Love Letter to Texas Women

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Description for A Love Letter to Texas Women Hardback. Num Pages: 80 pages, 15 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BG; DNF; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 107 x 178. Weight in Grams: 681.

"Sarah Bird is a true eccentric, but one with a straightforward gift for explaining the human heart. . . . A Lone Star girl-legend." —Boston Globe

What is it that distinguishes Texas women—the famous Yellow Rose and her descendants? Is it that combination of graciousness and grit that we revere in First Ladies Laura Bush and Lady Bird Johnson? The rapier-sharp wit that Ann Richards and Molly Ivins used to skewer the good ole boy establishment? The moral righteousness with which Barbara Jordan defended the US constitution? An unnatural fondness for Dr Pepper and queso?

In her inimitable style, Sarah Bird pays ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
Number of Pages
80
Place of Publication
Austin, TX, United States
ISBN
9781477309490
SKU
V9781477309490
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Sarah Bird
Sarah Bird is the author of ten novels, including Above the East China Sea and The Yokota Officers Club. She has been a columnist for Texas Monthly, and her writing has appeared in O, The Oprah Magazine, the New York Times Magazine, Salon, the Daily Beast, and Glamour. A former Dobie-Paisano Fellow, she is a member of the Texas Literary ... Read more

Reviews for A Love Letter to Texas Women
Now here’s an old Second Wave feminist’s unbiased, fair and balanced review of Sarah Bird’s new book A Love Letter to Texas Women. It’s a hoot! A laugh-out-loud 80-page personal history with heart, grit and a galaxy of stars.
Jane Sumner
The Austin American-Statesman
This teeny book by Austin writer Sarah Bird is a must for any proud Texas ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for A Love Letter to Texas Women


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