Charms for the easy life by kaye gibbons, 9780060760250, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Charms for the easy life, like most of gibbons books, centers on the lives of unique and interesting women. I loved the time period of ww ii, gibbons made many references to the history, entertainment, and culture at the time it was easy for the reader to lose oneself in that era. Kaye gibbons books list of books by author kaye gibbons. Written as a fictional memoir, it chronicles the lives of a trio of strong willed women within one family, led by charlie kate, a turnofthecentury unlicensed midwife in north carolina. I picked up this book from a pile of old and dusty used books in the flea market. Charms for the easy life, for her wildly popular book club, and ellen foster was turned into a tv movie.
Charms for the easy life by kaye gibbons audiobook. So says charlie kate birch, and shes not shy about sharing her knowledge, whether you want to hear it or not. Charms for the easy life tells the story of three generations of fiery women, living without men. Charms for the easy life kaye gibbons snippet view 1993. For radiant, headstrong sophia and her shy and brilliant daughter margaret possess powerful charms to ward off. Kaye gibbons shot to literary stardom with the 1987 publication of ellen foster, her debut novel in which she introduced the tough, lovestarved little girl who earned her legions of fans oprah among them. Plus, receive recommendations and exclusive offers on all of your favorite books. Buy charms for the easy life by kaye gibbons online at alibris. Charms for the easy life audiobook by kaye gibbons. The book is narrated by margaret, the youngest woman in the family. Charms for the easy life by kaye gibbons, paperback. Charms for the easy life by kaye gibbons a family without men, the birches live gloriously offbeat lives in the lush, green backwoods of north carolina. Kaye gibbons is the author of ellen foster, a virtuous woman, a.
In this charming warm story we follow three women over forty years grandmother, mother and daughter, mainly lived in raleigh, north carolina. Charms for easy life by kaye gibbons, paperback barnes. Domestic fiction united states english fiction women healers north carolina. In the past year, i read on the occasion of my last afternoon by kaye gibbons, and enjoyed it. Radiant, headstrong sophia and her shy, brilliant daughter, margaret, possess powerful charms to ward off loneliness, despair. Kaye gibbons is the author of four previous novels.
Kaye gibbons is the author of ellen foster, a virtuous woman, a cure for dreams, charms for the easy life, and sights unseen. Charms for the easy life by kaye gibbons fantastic fiction. And though misery often heats a path to their door. Charms for the easy life is a passionate, luminous, and exhilarating story about embracing what life has to offer. In a sad and singular era, they are unique among women of their time. Charms for the easy life audiobook listen instantly. About the author kaye gibbons is the author of four previous novels. Charms for the easy life and millions of other books are available for instant. Charms for the easy life by kaye gibbons booksamillion. March 1, 1993 gibbonss fourth novel, inspired by wpa oral histories, lacks the subtlety and charm of her previous books a cure for dreams, a virtuous woman, ellen foster. I adored kaye gibbons ellen foster, and very much enjoyed sights unseen too.
Charms for the easy life by kaye gibbons book resume. Gibbons followed up with charms for the easy life in 1994. Charlie kate birch, a selfproclaimed doctor who i adored kaye gibbons ellen foster, and very much enjoyed sights unseen too. Listen to charms for the easy life by kaye gibbons for free with a 30 day free trial. Charms for the easy life by kaye gibbons fictiondb. Her first novel, ellen foster 1987, received the sue kaufman prize for first fiction from the american academy and institute of arts and letters, a special citation from the ernest hemingway foundation and the louis d. Book recommendations for people who like charms for the easy life by kaye gibbons. I read this book years ago, yet rereading seemed just as fresh and new as before. I thoroughly enjoyed the closeness and respect these three woman, daughter, mother and grandmother had towards each other. Charms for the easy life audiobook by kaye gibbons, kate. This book helped gibbons establish herself as a noteworthy writer as it went on to win the sue kaufman award in the category of the best first fiction novel from.
Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful. In charms for an easy life, talented kaye gibbons sticks to what she does best. A big fan herself of everything from diet coke to rap music, gibbons continues to enchant readers with the life all around me by ellen foster. Read it now enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to.
At the heart of the story is charlie kate gena rowlands, an. A rereadprobably my favorite of all kaye gibbons books. Charms for the easy life by kaye gibbons book cover, description, publication history. Charms for the easy life is the passionate, luminous, andexhilarating new york times bestseller by kaye gibbons,the acclaimed author of ellen foster and sights unseen. Ellen foster, a virtuous woman, a cure for dreams, and charms for the easy life. The story cannot be fully enjoyed without at least a familiarity of the key landmarks and major cities of north carolina. Kaye gibbons may be best known for her two books that were chosen together as oprah book club selections, ellen foster and a virtuous woman. Charms for the easy life audiobook abridged listen. Charms for the easy life by kaye gibbons books library. Published in 1993, charms for the easy life is gibbons fourth novel. Charms for the easy life a family without men, the birches live gloriously offbeat lives in the lush, green backwoods of north carolina. Here is a summary of charms for the easy life by kay gibbons from the.
However, my favorite gibbons book is a lesserknown novel, charms for the easy life. In the verdant backwoods of north carolina, in a sad and singular era, the birches are unique among women of their timeliving gloriously rich it decidedly offbeat lives in a private world ahandoned by men. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read charms for the easy life.
Written by kaye gibbons, audiobook narrated by kate fleming. If you can catch this film on cable, or rent the dvd, it is worth it. Author gibbons is particularly very famous for her first book, ellen foster, which was released in 1987. Charms for the easy life by kaye gibbons goodreads. Margaret is the narrator of this beautiful story of three generations of women living an offbeat life in wake county, north carolina. I loved this book and was disheartened when i finished it. Charms for the easy life audiobook by kaye gibbons, kate fleming. Charms for the easy life by gibbons, kaye, 1960publication date 1995 topics women healers publisher new york. It was so easy to hear the southern drawl flowing right out of the dialogue. Margaret struggles toward adulthood in a world torn apart by the second world war and complicated by her strongwilled mother, sophia, and grandmother, charlie.
She lives in raleigh, north carolina, with her husband and five children. Charms for the easy life audiobook, by kaye gibbons. Alice hoffman, whose writing and stories i find have the same lovely intelligent but easygoing prose as gibbons, writes that the novel is filled with lively humour, compassion and intimacy. The indomitable charlie kate is a selftaught country doctor who handles everything from midwifery to kitchen dentistry, and flouts convention by giving sexeducation to teenagers. Charms for the easy life by kaye gibbons carmens book. Charms for the easy life kaye gibbons where there is ruin, there is hope for treasure. Kaye gibbons was born bertha kaye batts on may 5, 1960. Charms for the easy life by kaye gibbons a family without men, the birches. Charms for the easy life by kaye gibbons by millatone050 see profile 040716 this was a heartwarming easy read. Charms for the easy life by kaye gibbons wake county. A family without men, the birches live gloriously offbeat. Charms for the easy life ebook written by kaye gibbons.