Suds in Your Eye (Play) [Paperback]

Jack Kirkland (Adapter), Mary Lasswell (Creator), Jack Kirkland (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 72 pages
• Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc. (October 1, 1944)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0822210959
• ISBN-13: 978-0822210955
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,855,002 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this book., February 19, 2001

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Sarah Morrill (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Suds in Your Eye (Play) (Paperback)

I read this book many years ago at a tender age and it has always stayed with me.

It's like the Secret Garden, if the secret garden had been a junk yard surrounded by a wall made from beer cans.

The story is sentimental and dated but too charming to keep out of your heart. Being that the setting is a junk yard and it's about a couple of women who drink a lot of beer, it's not your typical children's book. But as a child, I loved it. And as an adult, it transports me back to a place and time that few books can.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Suds in Your Eye, August 29, 2005

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Monona - See all my reviews

This review is from: Suds in Your Eye (Play) (Paperback)

I also read this book years ago when I was a youngster, and it stayed with me. I was thrilled to be able to find a used copy.
I always remembered the characters - and they were characters - in the book. The theme seems to be if we help each other out, and enjoy life, we'll be fine. The main characters are women who are older, throw in their lot together to survive financially, and drink a few beers along the way. Nothing fancy, but fun and good for you. Like Mrs. Rasmussen's dinners.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Charming, humorous and evocative of the 40's, March 12, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Suds in Your Eye (Play) (Paperback)

My mother introduced me to Mary Laswell's hilarious stories 20 years ago, when I was in my 20's. I can never forget them. "Suds In Your Eye" was the first I read and I had a ball with it. I, also, enjoy the vernacular of the WWII style that my mother initially had to help me with. Mrs Feeney and Old Timer who live at the junk yard, behind a wall made up entirely of beer cans, are characters you will love. Mrs. Rasmussen is a gem for feeding the crew and various visitors (usually service-men) on a nearly non-existant budget. And what meals! Mrs. Laswell's stories are strong in characters that are not afraid of poverty and hard work. They can get what they need in the most ingenious ways, will never hesitate to expect the best from everyone that they meet, and will give their last '2 bits'($.25) to anyone they find who needs it.