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Comfort from a Country Quilt: Finding New Inspiration and Strength in Old-Fashioned Values [Hardcover]

Reba McEntire (Author)
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April 13, 1999
Whether you read it for instant warmth or lasting inspiration, Comfort from a Country Quilt is a book that will touch your life and make your spirits soar like the sweet high notes of a Reba McEntire song.

In a dazzling career that spans more than two decades, Reba McEntire has established herself as one of the hardest-working and most successful entertainers of our time. She is a country music superstar who has sold more than 40 million records, one of the highest-grossing concert performers of the decade, and a trailblazing businesswoman who established her own multimedia entertainment corporation.

Yet Reba has still managed to become one of the rare celebrities who is also beloved by her millions of fans for the way she lives her life, for successfully balancing the demands of career and family, for competing in show business without sacrificing her values, and for managing to "keep it country" while keeping up with the times. She has done so, in large part, by drawing wisdom and strength from the precious traditions of her country past, finding inspiring new relevance in old-fashioned values.

Now, in a deeply personal, "back-porch conversation" of a book, Reba shares a generous helping of her life experiences. "I hope some of the things I've gone through can make it just a little easier for the next person, because life is supposed to be about making the path a little gentler for the people traveling behind you."

Reba writes about the roles a modern country woman tries to fulfill, roles as many and varied as the fabric pieces of an heirloom quilt. Facing the challenges of being a wife, mother, stepmother, daughter, sister, performer, executive, community member, and Christian, Reba shows how she has coped by carrying forward lessons and a guiding spirit from her roots as a ranch girl growing up in Chockie, Oklahoma, as well as from the powerful heritage of classic country music. Rather than proving quaint and stale, Reba demonstrates again and again the ways that you can make traditional values remain fresh and vital in your search for a fulfilling life today.

Comfort from a Country Quilt is a book of wisdom and encouragement and a celebration of what is true and lasting in our lives, a gift for yourself and for those you love to cherish.

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Through down-home storytelling, Reba McEntire offers her fans a glimpse into her personal life, as well as a healthy dose of traditional, God-lovin' values. Like a quilt, McEntire's book of country comfort is stitched from real-life material--little scraps of wisdom that miraculously piece together into a heartfelt mosaic.

Right from the start McEntire establishes herself as a "modern country woman," able to explore a spider's web with her son as deftly as she can explore the World Wide Web. Herein lies the strength of McEntire's writing, her ability to apply the old, country traditions to the more contemporary values that her readers are likely to identify with. Chapter titles such as "Tougher Than You Think," "A Mama's Way," and "Let a Smile be Your Umbrella ... but Don't Forget Your Raincoat" all allude to the grit and honey texture of this loving book of back porch inspiration. --Gail Hudson

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The spunky, red-headed, platinum-selling country singer purports to offer a "country quilt" of a book, stitching together patches of humor, anecdote and inspiration. "Crazy quilt" might be a more apt description, as she juxtaposes down-home tales of tour-bus pranks and of her rodeo-riding younger days with preening portraits of her young son, Shelby, and just-hang-in-there-kid, grit-and-determination pep talks for her readers. McEntire (Reba: My Story) is at her best spinning yarns of country life, whether paying tribute to the "modern country woman" who can "kick back at the country fair, then kick off her shoes and read Vanity Fair," or recounting her daddy's hard-scrabble childhood. At a lavishly set table in Florence, Italy, "Daddy," startled to count 27 drinking glasses, explained how his family drank its water at meals when he was a child: "you got up and went over to the bucket and picked up the dipper and got a drink out of it, just like everyone else did." Her most valuableAand repeatedApiece of advice is to find what you're best at and stick with it. She may be a great success as a singer, but she says that she has no fashion sense, having grown up in a town too small for trends. So she leaves the makeup and costumes (not to mention the finances) to experts. Being a star isn't nearly as easy as it looks, she declares. So how does one make it as a country singer, or in the rodeo, or at anything else? It comes down to one thing, says Reba: "Work hard. When you're done with that, continue to work hard."
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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam (April 13, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0553107941
  • ISBN-13: 978-0553107944
  • Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #477,256 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars One Warm Fuzzy Coming Up, February 3, 2000
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This review is from: Comfort from a Country Quilt: Finding New Inspiration and Strength in Old-Fashioned Values (Hardcover)
Comfort from a Country Quilt was just that. Short stories that remind you of the love & warmth of your own family. Quilt blocks don't need to match--but the simple act of putting them together create an expression of love & dedication. This is a wonderful book for anyone needing to acknowledge their family and their faith as important parts of their life. Blessings abound from the love that reaches out in these stories. I recommend you read this book with a good cup of tea by a warm woodstove.
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3.0 out of 5 stars What I thought..., February 1, 2002
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"Comfort from a Country Quilt" consists of sweet, narrative stories from Reba McEntire's life. She describes the importance of being a part of your family, the importance of being your own person and following your dreams. Reba describes all of the people in her life, that she cares so much about. Each person is unique, and fashioned with their own special talents. Reba adds a little bit of her country charm, and lets us enjoy hearing old family and friend memories. Reba shares memories from childhood, about her days in Oklahoma and what her life was like as a country, rodeo girl.

I think this was a warm-hearted biography. It was certainly written by someone with a big heart, and who has a lot of expert advice to give. This biography has a sort of fluffy kind of nature to it. Reba is able to give you advice, in a motherly way without feeling pressured. The McEntire family is presented to be a "picture perfect family". Everyone is close and everyone gets along. Each help with dinner, and each help with house work and the chores outside. Wouldn't you love to have those children? I enjoyed the flow of this bigraphy and it was especially interesting to hear Reba McEntire share her faith in the Lord. I really enjoyed reading Comfort from a Country Quilt.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Reba + Book = TERRIFFIC, July 15, 1999
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Whenever Reba and a book are mentioned in the same sentence, you know it must be great. I loved her last book, and was delighted to read this one. I was excited to read that her favorite song to sing at concerts is "Fancy". This song is my altime favorite. This peak into the life of a country singer was wonderful. I thought I was right there in her kitchen, in O.K., at suppertime. Overall, totally awesome.
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