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Grits (Girls Raised in the South) Guide to Life Paperback – March 30, 2004
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They're called Sweet Potato Queens, Steel Magnolias, Ya-Ya Sisters, and Southern Belles, but at heart they're just plain Grits—Girls Raised in the South!
Now, Deborah Ford, founder of Grits® Inc., reveals the code behind the distinctive—and irresistible—style of the Southern woman. Equal parts sweet sincerity and sharp, sly humor, The Grits Guide to Life is chock-full of Southern charm: advice, true-life stories from honest-to-god "Grits," recipes, humor, quotable wisdom, and more. Readers will learn vital lessons, including: how to eat a watermelon in a sundress; how to drink like a Southern lady (sip... a lot); and the real meaning of PMS (Precious Mood Southerner).
This charming book is destined to become a bible for the Southern girl—whether born and bred, expatriated, or adoptive—and her many admirers.
“Funny, wise, charming, and smart...Grits deserves a place on your shelf between Gone With the Wind and the Memphis Junior League cookbook, and I predict in the years to come it will be passed down to daughter along with the family silver and great-grandmother's lace doilies.”—Fannie Flag, from her foreword to The Grits Guide to Life
- Print length272 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherPlume
- Publication dateMarch 30, 2004
- Dimensions5.2 x 0.57 x 7.9 inches
- ISBN-109780452285064
- ISBN-13978-0452285064
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“A welcome—and entertaining—addition to anyone aspiring to capture the unique essence of Southern women.”—Publishers Weekly
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- ASIN : 0452285062
- Publisher : Plume; Reprint edition (March 30, 2004)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 272 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9780452285064
- ISBN-13 : 978-0452285064
- Item Weight : 7.6 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.2 x 0.57 x 7.9 inches
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Not a story as such, but a collection of lovely little "chapters" all about how a southern girl should behave, in a sometimes amusing, and then downright funny narrative!! For lovers of small town americana novelists, this is for you.









