The small family farm is dying; people's lives are being dislocated. Bobbie Ann Mason diedislocatefamily Change image and share on social
In the country in Kentucky, people are just amazed that anybody in New York wants to read about their lives. Bobbie Ann Mason amazecountrykentucky Change image and share on social
In the 1980s, Vietnam emerged in our culture as a legitimate and compelling topic for discussion rather than something to be hidden in shame. Bobbie Ann Mason 1980scompelculture Change image and share on social
'In Country' was also made into a film, which opened the story up to a broader audience. Bobbie Ann Mason audiencebroadcountry Change image and share on social
It was a romantic dream to be a writer. It seemed like a calling. Bobbie Ann Mason calldreamromantic Change image and share on social
Writing about where I was from and the people I knew was not something that would have occurred to me early on, because like so many Southerners of that period - the Sixties - I rejected those things when I went north. Bobbie Ann Mason earlyknownorth share on social
Memory is a powerful thing for a writer. Bobbie Ann Mason memorypowerfulthing Change image and share on social
I was too shy to do anything but read, but there was nobody to tell me what to read. Bobbie Ann Mason readshy Change image and share on social
Mama was a natural cook. At harvest time, she would whip up a noontime dinner for the men in the field: fried chicken with milk gravy, ham, mashed potatoes, lima beans, field peas, corn, slaw, sliced tomatoes, fried apples, biscuits, and peach pie. Bobbie Ann Mason applebeanbiscuit share on social
Sometimes a book I'm reading is so terrific that when I finish, I simply turn back to page one and start all over again to see what I've missed, to experience it again, more deeply, or because I don't want to let it go. Bobbie Ann Mason backbookdeeply share on social
