Much Laughter, a Few Tears: Memoirs of a Woman's Friendship With Betty Macdonald and Her Family (Paperback)

by Blanche Caffiere (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 159 pages
• Publisher: Blue Gables Pub Co (June 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0963378805
• ISBN-13: 978-0963378804
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,466,103 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I'm so terribly disapointed, September 10, 2003

By	Linde Lund (Sweden) - See all my reviews

I hoped to receive some more info about the life of Betty MacDonald. I found nothing. The pictures are very bad.
Only a few of Betty. No pics of Betty's mother, father, sisters and brother. Why? I don't understand this.
And the stories are rather boring. I found no details about Betty's life? And I know she had a very exciting and fascinating life. A good advice for Betty Fans all over the world. There is a Betty Fan Club and a wonderful surprise for me was that Betty's best friend Kimi is still alive and she is a real story
teller. A brilliant writer indeed.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read for those who love Betty MacDonald and family, August 23, 1998

By A Customer

I enjoy this book so much because Blanche's memories are filled with detail--and all of it fits perfectly with Betty's accounts of her family and her life. It covers many years of their friendship, has photographs and even excerpts of Betty's letters to the author. Accounts of Blanche's courtship, marriage, and in-laws are also interesting and humorous.

My thanks to the author for sharing her fascinating memories, pictures, and herself with grateful readers.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Promises but does not deliver., May 28, 2002

By	Australian Reader (Australia) - See all my reviews

I was very pleased to discover this book having been a fan of Betty Macdonald for many years. I hoped this book would provide background information and answers to many unanswered questions about Betty's life - her family, marraiges, her early death etc. However, with the exception of the first chapter, this book was very disappointing. Titles to chapters promise all eg. "Betty tells chicken ranch stories" but scant information is confined to a few lines on the final page and this pattern is repeated throughout the book. Not to be recommended.