Tell Us a Big One

Join four generations of a large family struggling to survive the hardships of life in rural southwest Virginia during the first sixty years of the twentieth century. In Tell Us a Big One: Favorite Family Stories, The author shows us that although they are poor, he and his relatives have each other, and that's what matters most in life. Follow his grandparents, his mother, her ten siblings, his sister, himself, and a few cousins as the close, but mischievous family members learn to laugh in the face of adversity. Throw in a few colorful neighbors and you have a sure recipe for fun.