Little Audrey Book

â??What else would you wish for?â? Daddy says. â??If you could have anything in the world, what would you wish for?â? I shrug. â??Oh, I donâ??t know. Maybe . . .â? â??Maybe what?â? â??For us to live better than we do.â? He does not say anything. In 1948, award-winning author Ruth White lived in Jewell Valley, a coal camp nestled between the hills of southwestern Virginia, with her mother, still mourning for a baby who died four years earlier; her father, who spent the weekends and most of his pay out drinking; and her three older sisters, Audrey, Yvonne, and Eleanor. Told in Audreyâ??s voice, this is how the author imagines Audreyâ??s experiences during a time of great trauma for the White family â?? and what happened before they were able to live a better life. This snapshot of life in a coal camp, complete with everyday heartaches and joys â?? as well as stories, songs, and jokes â?? is Ruth Whiteâ??s most personal work to date. Read More