tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46113995712211444512009-07-01T20:53:59.119-04:00I, Diana Fields, am a bibliophile for which there is no cure. I would rather spend my last dollar on a good book, than a loaf of bread. My reading passions are Appalachian Literature, History and True Life Adventures.Diana Fieldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08217689741804318752diana@dianasbooks.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611399571221144451.post-53778148055970791642009-06-16T11:02:00.005-04:002009-06-18T19:53:18.796-04:00

On the Occassion of My last Afternoon by Kaye Gibbons. 1998. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. 273 pp.Emma Garnet Tate, raised on a James River plantation in Virginia before the Civil War, recollects her past, as her life comes to an end, in Kaye Gibbons' fifth novel. Gibbons, a native of North Carolina, has received numerous awards for her writing. However, I did not find this particular novel to

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Newfound by Jim Wayne Miller. 1989. NY. Orchard Books. pp 213.“There are two classes of people, the good livers and the sorry.” was how Robert’s Grandma Wells explained life. “Good livers were workers, they looked ahead, laid up for a rainy day. They were good providers. The sorry were shiftless, didn’t look ahead. They were improvident, lived from hand to mouth. A person should have goals,

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"River Horse, The Logbook of a Boat Across America" by William Least Heat-Moon. 1995. MA. Houghton Mifflin Co. 506 ppExploration seems to be coded into human DNA, some more than others. Most of us only able to experience exciting travel adventures by reading about the journeys of others who are fortunate enough to make exploring a way of life. William Least Heat-Moon is just such a man and his

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Reviewed by Diana Fields“A Pioneer on the new frontier of Self-Publishing” is how C. Stephen Badgley describes himself and his Ohio based book publishing company. Steve is a modern self-publishing pioneer who comes from a long line of pioneers. Many of whom you can read about in his self-published historical fiction novel “Where the Lilies Cry” set around present day Meigs County, OH during the

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Plum Wild Breadby Diana FieldsAdapted from a recipe for Georgia Peach Bread by Doris Porter Jones in the cookbook complied by the Junior Service League of Gainsville, Georgia.Ingredients:3 cups sliced plums(I used frozen Damson Plums picked this fall from the Branyan Farm in Peterstown, WV)1 3/4 cups + 2 Tablespoons sugar, divided(For Sugar-Free I used Splenda plus (1 cup nonfat dry milk and 1

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Reviewed by Diana FieldsNative American folklore uses animals in stories to teach life lessons. M. Jane Holt, descendant of the Paumkey tribe of Virginia, has drawn on her Native American heritage in writing her second children’s book, Eaglet and Crow Woman, to teach a lesson that kindness to strangers in need is a responsibility not a choice.In the aftermath of a great storm, Eaglet lies injured

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Reviewed by Diana FieldsLiving in Appalachia, I am always interested in books that pertain to this region, fiction or non-fiction. Angel’s Rest written by Charles Davis is a fictional account of a young boy growing up in the mountains of Virginia in the 1960’s. While the town in the story is called Sunnytown, the descriptions of the areas in this book, as well as the title, give the impression

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Reviewed by Diana FieldsThe Great Wagon Road, present VA Route 11, running from Pennsylvania to Georgia was the path carved first by the Native Americans and then used by the earliest pioneers on their quest for land and freedom. Not only immigrating Scot’s and Irish, along with the English indentured servants but runaway African slaves as well, all just looking for a place to raise their

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I would like to thank all that helped with the Haunted Gardens: Mick Branyan, Patti and Willie Amos, Levi Neely, Sparky, Charley Branyan, Jeb Rawnsley, Kim Chambers, Vicky from the Post Office, Alys Sink, Mallory Metheny, Jon, Sarah, Forrest Lee & Lynda Piver, and JakeWe all had a great time.Mark your calendars now for next year!

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Halloween will be my bookstore's Grand Opening.There will be refreshments and a door prize.Following business hours, will be a Haunted Garden Tour.Admission is only $2.00.Come on out and bring the whole family.It is sure to be a SCREAMMMMMMM!

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