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Suds in Your Eye (Play)

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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.

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.

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.

If you're looking for a copy of Mary Lasswell's delightful Suds in Your Eye, don't be misled by the Jack Kirkland play by the same title. Amazon lists it with Mary Lasswell as a co-author, but that's not the case. Instead, it's a play based on the book.

This version of the story is the PLAY. Not the actual book. Do not be confused!