Birdbaths and Paper Cranes: A Family Tale

Syndicated columnist Sharon Randall's writing style is intensely personal and unmistakably authentic, as if she were writing a letter to a trusted friend. She shares stories of how her blind brother once tried to drive a car; her sister lost a wig on a bumper car ride; her husband coached basketball while battling cancer; and her oldest child grew up to be "not a real doctor, but play one on TV." In Randall's hands, even stories about ordinary things--from a broken birdbath to a rusty porch swing to a thousand paper cranes--all shine with extraordinary meaning and grace. Laughing or crying, readers will surely see in her stories some of their own, and may look at life in a new way.

• | Author: Sharon Randall
• | Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• | Publication Date: Aug 27, 2002
• | Number of Pages: 192 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0452283698
• | ISBN-13: 9780452283695