Reseña del libro "West Virginia Hollow Tales (en Inglés)"
Compilation of three of John E. Jordan Jr's books. Ted! It's Too Close to Sunday!, Front Porch Talk, and On Angel Wings are a collection of true stories of a boy growing up in the southern coalfields of West Virginia in the 50s and 60s. The tales, told firsthand by a grown-up Johnny reflecting on his boyhood adventures, feature his mom, who has more than her hands full, his adventurous and fun-loving dad, his humorously ultra-religious grandma, his playfully mischievous grandpa, and, of course, the rascally inquisitive and energetic Johnny, whose many early-life adventures give the reader a glimpse into another time, another place. A place and time where no one locks their doors, church congregants are referred to as "Sister" and "Brother," the community has one phone, and fried chicken is a main staple. A time of gardening, farming, floods, canning, hunting, industrial change, "company towns", bootlegging, two-room schoolhouses, fishing, family visits, Sunday church, funeral wakes, quilting, harsh winters- and when fried chicken and bacon were good for you. The stories are rich in detail, giving the reader a glimpse into this by-gone world and revealing the humor hiding around every turn.
