Walking Across Egypt
Author | : Clyde Edgerton |
Publisher | : Algonquin Books |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 1987-01-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781565129054 |
ISBN-13 | : 1565129059 |
Rating | : 4/5 (059 Downloads) |
Download or read book Walking Across Egypt written by Clyde Edgerton and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 1987-01-03 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An unpretentious, finely-crafted novel that will linger with the readers like the last strains of a favorite hymn. It is more enjoyable than a pitcher full of sweet tea and one of Mattie's home-cooked dinners."--The Atlanta Journal & Constitution She had as much business keeping a stray dog as she had walking across Egypt--which not so incidentally is the title of her favorite hymn. She's Mattie Rigsbee, an independent, strong-minded senior citizen, who at 78, might be slowing down just a bit. When young, delinquent Wesley Benfield drops in on her life, he is even less likely a companion than the stray dog. But, of course, the dog never tasted her mouth-watering pound cake....Wise witty, down-home and real, Walking Across Egypt is a book for everyone.