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Charms for the easy life, first published in 1993, is the authors fourth novel. So says charlie kate birch, and shes not shy about sharing her knowledge, whether you want to hear it or not. Spanning four generations beginning with the emigration of a poor irish girl in 1857, the philadelphian is a. Sherbrooke family tree sherbrooke, fordyce, ashburnham. She lives in raleigh, north carolina, with her husband and five children. Gibbons followed up with charms for the easy life in. Written as a fictional memoir, it chronicles the lives of a trio of strong willed women within one family, led by charlie kate, a turnof the century unlicensed midwife in north carolina. I read this book years ago, yet rereading seemed just as fresh and new as before. As befitting a native of a border state between north and south in the united states, her novels have often dealt with southern characters empathetically but with a liberal political sensibility. Whether you know a woman like the legendary charlie kate or simply wish you did, charms for the easy life is a one of a kind tale of triumph that is sure to uplift and inspire. Kaye gibbons born may 5, 1960 is an american novelist.
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Kaye gibbons is the author of four previous novels. Ellen foster, a virtuous woman, a cure for dreams, and charms for the easy life. Written as a fictional memoir, it chronicles the lives of a trio of strong willed women within one family, led by charlie kate, a turnofthecentury unlicensed midwife in north carolina. Charms for easy life by kaye gibbons, paperback barnes. Kaye gibbons three women find solace in an eccentric household in raleigh, north carolina. For radiant, headstrong sophia and her shy and brilliant daughter margaret possess powerful charms to ward off. When i was little i would think of ways to kill my daddy. Theres not one thing kaye gibbons has written that i didnt love. New directions in treatment and recovery home, mysteries that revealed.
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