The little way of Ruthie Leming : a Southern girl, a small town, and the secret of a good life /

Dreher, Rod.

The little way of Ruthie Leming : a Southern girl, a small town, and the secret of a good life / Ruthie Leming Southern girl, a small town, and the secret of a good life Rod Dreher. - 1st ed. - New York, NY : Grand Central Pub., 2013. - 271 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 24 cm.

Col. map on lining papers.

Country mouse, city mouse -- "Forever and a day" -- A family of her own -- Sweet babies -- The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost -- The Peppers -- The bright sadness -- Standing in the spirit of God -- Expecting a miracle -- "I'm scared" -- "The choir invisible" -- Lean on me -- The narrow path -- One's destination is never a place.

After witnessing the way in which his hometown of St. Francisville, La., rallied around his ill sister, journalist Rod Dreher and his wife decided to leave Philadelphia and move back to St. Francisville, thereby accepting the limitations of small-town life for the privilege of being part of a community.

1455521892 (trade pbk.) 1455521914 (hbk.) 9781455521890 (trade pbk.) 9781455521913 (hbk.) : $25.99

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016284742 Uk


Dreher, Rod.


Brothers and sisters--United States--Biography.
Country life--Louisiana.
Journalists--United States--Biography.
Sisters--Death--Psychological aspects.


Louisiana--Biography.
Saint Francisville (La.)--Biography.

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