Presents stories from the author's youth in 1950s North Carolina as well as stories describing the childhood of his mother, who came of age in the Smoky Mountains in the 1930s.

Learning to drive occasions emotions ranging from reasonable caution to unbridled terror. Learning under the watchful eye of one's spouse is an added challenge

When Charlie turns a cardboard box into a car, he can't wait for Mama to be his first passenger--and she is happy to go along. He adjusts the mirror, checks to make sure there is enough gas, and reminds Mama to buckle up. Then off they go--rev rev vroom--on their adventure. There are places to visit and obstacles to avoid and even a traffic jam. When they are done, Mama is exhausted, but Charlie can't wait to take her on another trip. Rev rev vroom!

The New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places—soon to be a Netflix film starring Elle Fanning—presents a coming-of-age debut about ill-fated love during the Great Depression—and what it means to be a woman with ambition. Velva Jean’s mother urged her to “live out there in the great wide world,” and growing up in Appalachia in the years before World War II, Velva Jean dreams of becoming a big-time singer in Nashville. Then she falls in love with Harley Bright, a handsome juvenile delinquent turned revival preacher. As their tumultuous love story unfolds, Velva Jean must choose between keeping her hard-won home and pursuing her dream of singing in the Grand Ole Opry. Like All the Bright Places, hailed as a “charming love story about [an] unlikely and endearing pair” (New York Times Book Review), Jennifer Niven’s debut novel is a big-hearted story about the struggle to find happiness.

This book is about the life experiences of a very loving mother and how her life affected those she loved. It also gives linages of the families involved. It tells how the life of a mother affect the daughter and may others It can also encourage persons who are born in very limited resources to know they can move on, improve themselves as long as they realize that faith in all-powerful God can lift them to the heights

Escaping Tragedy: The Power to Forgive highlights the gruesome generational curse that thrust the Evans family into tragedy after tragedy until the power of forgiveness was discovered and applied against the dark, merciless familiar spirit. Now the family is slowly healing, yet the road ahead is long.

You will find yourself drawn to the story of this young couple and their family as told by their children and their families. The author traces the backgrounds of the principals from the arrival to this country of their ancestors to their marriage and family management. It is evident that their struggles through life were successful because of their strong love for each other and their offspring and their dedication to living their lives in union with the will of God.