Downstairs the Queen Is Knitting

Informationen zum Autor Dorcas Smucker, a mother of six and a Mennonite minister's wife, lives in a 95-year-old farmhouse near Harrisburg, Oregon. In addition to her normal responsibilities of pulling splinters, settling arguments, and mopping floors, she writes a column, "Letter from Harrisburg," for the Eugene, Oregon, Register-Guard. She also speaks to various groups, which she enjoys because everyone listens and no one interrupts. Her interests and hobbies include reading, crafts, sewing, travel, and exploring the Internet. She is the author of Upstairs the Peasants Are Revolting and Ordinary Days: Family Life in a Farmhouse, both published by Good Books. Klappentext Downstairs the Queen Is Knitting is Dorcas Smucker's brand new chronicle of family life with six fast growing kids. Downstairs the Queen Is Knitting follows Dorcas' two earlier and beloved collections! Upstairs the Peasants Are Revolting and Ordinary Days. The kids are a bit older now! and Dorcas and Paul's marriage is longer and deeper. But Dorcas sees with more disarming clarity than ever! and she writes piercingly about life on and off the greass farm as the kids move toward more independence. The details of Dorcas' life with her kids are funny and tender and exasperating enough! but it's her own confessions as a mother! her self obervation and guile free humor that draw you to her writing. Zusammenfassung           Downstairs the Queen Is Knitting is Dorcas Smucker's brand new chronicle of family life with six fast-growing up kids. Downstairs the Queen Is Knitting follows Dorcas' two earlier and beloved collections! "Upstairs the Peasants Are Revolting" and "Ordinary Days." The kids are a bit older now! and Dorcas and Paul's marriage is longer and deeper. But Dorcas sees with more disarming clarity than ever! and she writes piercingly about life on and off the grass farm as the kids move toward more independence. Downstairs the Queen Is Knitting will entertain you! and ultimately it will soothe your soul. ...

Product details

• Authors: Dorcas Smucker, Smucker Dorcas
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2009
• EAN: 9781561486670
• ISBN: 978-1-56148-667-0
• No. of pages: 168
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 216 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; Memoirs, RELIGION / Christianity / Mennonite, HUMOR / Topic / Marriage & Family, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Motherhood, Humour, Parenting: advice and issues, Relationships and families: advice and issues, Relating to Amish / Mennonite people, Protestantism and Protestant Churches, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs