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Barnes, C. J.

 
9781491717875: Retold Tales: A Collection of Treasured Memories

Synopsis

BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR

In Retold Tales, author C. J. Barnes keeps the treasured, family memories alive. She shares a collection of stories featuring tales, events, and anecdotes from her growing-up years in Faison, North Carolina.

This memoir reminisces about holidays, relatives, specials events, and more. In "Uncle Bennie," Barnes recalls an uncle who served in the US Army in the Pacific theater during World War II and returned home with significant post-traumatic stress disorder. "Wine Making" shares a funny story of an unusual wine-making experience with purple briar berries. "Sunbeams" remembers the joys of summer vacation and the good memories made during Vacation Bible School.

With humor and descriptive details, Retold Tales captures one family's stories and history as they lived their lives in a small, rural southern community. It provides insight into the life and times of a bygone era, seeking to preserve the tales of the past.

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Biographie de l'auteur

C. J. Barnes is a native eastern North Carolinian, born in Duplin County. She lived most of her adult life in Connecticut and New Jersey and now resides in Charlotte, North Carolina. This is her first book.

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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9781491717868: Retold Tales: A Collection of Treasured Memories

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1491717866 ISBN 13 :  9781491717868
Editeur : iUniverse, 2014
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