SOUTHERN FRIED WOMEN
A history of bigotry in a local diner is uncovered in Pigment of my Imagination, as the owner defends two young women and their right to be served.
Vernell Paskins, Mobile Home Queen is a woman who lives in the land of the doublewides and works at the interstate flea market.
Cry finds a pregnant woman lost, alone, broken down on a deserted road, and in labor.
A stranger arrives in town after a women’s prayer group hears angels sing during a violent coal mine strike in Coal Dust On My Feet.
In Punkin Head, one woman struggles with the decision to keep her unborn baby, as her husband’s employer—a popular televangelist—is opposed to having children.
In The Homestead, a deceased woman reveals that death is not the end of existence.
A single mother discovers why her young son despises their pastor during his
once-a-month Sunday dinner inviation in Old Time Religion.
Two Pentecostal young ladies become Beach Babies, shedding their cotton dusters for bathing suits, makeup, and getting their fortunes told at Carolina Beach.
And grief shows up 30 years after a woman forgets her best friend in No Time For Laura.
—Cassandra King, author of Making Waves, The Sunday Wife, The Same Sweet Girls “If you don’t find yourself devouring this delicious book of stories, by Pamela King Cable, then you are not a Southern Fried Woman (or Man.) After laughing and crying your way through this collection, you will eagerly await new offerings from this talented writer!”
—FOREWORD MAGAZINE
“Cable does a good job of portraying Southern women as strong, determined, and family oriented. Whether a Beach Baby or a Mobile Home Queen, the Southern woman is a survivor.”
—WRITER’S DIGEST
“SOUTHERN FRIED WOMEN features a selection of short stories with an extremely strong Southern voice. Author, Pamela King Cable, has a definitive style that is both appealing and a pleasure to read. She created characters that are compelling and skillfully drawn, making the reader want to learn more about them. Cable's voice rings through, without being intrusive or overwhelming. Her characters speak naturally and seem true to their age, setting, time period and personality. The physical volume is very attractively packaged. The front cover photograph is very fun and certain to lure readers into picking up the book. The interior photographs were a lovely added touch as were the short story titles. That said Cable's Southern voice and appealing writing style is sure to appeal to readers. ”
—Hannelore Hahn, Executive Director, International Women's Writing Guild, NYC
“Reading Southern Fried Women makes me think of Tolstoy. What you and he have in common is an absolutely genuine feel for the history and region that you come from. ”
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