Who Gets the Drumstick? the Story of the Beardsley Family (The Story of the Beardsley Family) [Hardcover]

Helen BEARDSLEY (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 215 pages
• Publisher: Random house; 4th Printing edition (1965)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000OKWBZ8
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,710,436 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heartwarming, faith-affirming, great book about family and priorities, April 13, 2006

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MommyWest "Honey" (Centerville, UT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Who gets the drumstick?: The story of the Beardsley family (Paperback)

Loved this book!! I was horribly disappointed (but not surprised) to see this book selling for so much. But, that aside, this book is well-written and an excellent portrait of love, family, and the truly important things in life. I was impressed with how in tune Helen and Frank were with their children, and how they tried hard to create an environment of growth, warmth, unity, and love. I really learned some things from the way they parented their children. I wish that the folks who made the movie "Yours, Mine, and Ours" had stuck more to the true story. About the only things that were the same were the names of the family members, and a few small details here and there. Everything else was fictional! The thing that bothered me the most was that in the book the children were excited to become one big, happy family, and cared for and loved each other, and in the movie they were portrayed as hating each other. I am really glad I took the time to read the book!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book!, January 29, 2006

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Carol Iram (Woburn, Massachusetts USA) - See all my reviews
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I borrowed this book from my local library. Once I started reading it I couldn't put it down. How two families came together and became one after two tragedies would be inspiration to anyone trying to blend together two families after the death of a spouse or divorce. This book should be required reading for anyone in such circumstances.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Funny Light Read, December 2, 2005

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Andrea Nieves "star reader" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Who gets the drumstick?: The story of the Beardsley family (Paperback)

Beardsely recounts the events of her life in this memoir that became the popular movie "Yours, Mine, and Ours" starring Lucille Ball. The book describes the events after the death of Beardsley's first husband who left her with eight children. Upon moving to California, she falls in love with Frank Beardsley, the widowed father of ten children. The two marry and raise a household with twenty-two members in all, and all quite successfully. A funny light memoir for readers of all ages.