In the Sweet By and By

In the Sweet By and By  Catherine Ritch Guess Publisher: CRM Books Published Date: July 1st 2008 Paperback, 335 pages FTC: Copy from Author Synopsis: In the Sweet By and By (first volume of the 8-book comedy series "The Winsome Ways of Miz Eudora Rumph") will leave you clamoring for the next adventure. Set in NC s Smackass Gap (a real place in mountainous Clay County), Miz Eudora takes you on a zany journey of fun and laughter when she gets picked up by mistake, on the way home from husband Horace s funeral, by a busload of Red Hatters. Its all Preacher Jake s fault, for when he informs her that the funeral is to be a celebration, Miz Eudora leaves the black wool dress in the "blamed old cedar chest," stating, "I didn't t know everybody was so glad Horace died!" She shows up at the service in the most festive clothes she can find a purple "fopher" coat, a red hat, a "new, used red leather purse" and red orthopedic shoes to match! With her sidekick sister-in-law, socialite Mabel Toast Jarvis (for whom she has little use), Miz Eudora will keep you in stitches from the first chapter to the last with her pure, simplistic spirit, her strong epitome-of-a-mountain-woman will and attitude and her golden nuggets of wisdom." My Thoughts This book follows the adventures of an old widow, donning a "fopher" coat. Miz Eudora Rumph is from Smackass Gap, NC. She is on the way home from her husbands funeral at Smiley Funeral Parlor when she mistakenly gets picked up, and there begins a journey that allows laugh after laugh. I love the mountain sayings and amusing names of places that really do exist. Everyone needs a good laugh - and this book kept me chuckling throughout. I have other books by Catherine Ritch Guess and this one is among my favorites. I'm now blessed to have a signed copy from the author. Author Catherine Ritch Guess