Andrews & Larimore
Barb Moore

This is the most hectic time of the year for all of us, young and old. My friends complain that they don't have time to read; and for all of you avid readers out there, I know you can relate to that sentiment, because you probably don't have any free time, either.

So, with that said, I find that during the holiday season, light reading is best. For us women, it's usually our favorite authors' Christmas stories. Most famous are Mary Higgins Clark's Christmas tales. Even John Grisham published "Skipping Christmas" a few years back. This year, Dorothy Benton Frank has written a delightful tale about a woman trying to bring the "Old Traditions" back into the spirit of Christmas with her grown children and their families. For the guys, it's usually a Western by Louis Lamour, or re-reading one of their all-time favorites.

I would like to share with you my latest Mary Kay Andrews, out last year, "Savannah Breeze." It's definitely a light one, but as always, Andrew's characters are fun and wacky women. In this story a "Southern Belle," Be Be (pronounced Bay-Bay) Loudermilk, has made very bad decisions in choosing her men, so it's not surprising that the latest one swindles her out of her Savannah home, with all its furnishings, all her holdings around town, even her parents' savings, which Be Be had control of. Well, it doesn't take long for Be Be to figure out a plan to swindle everything back. With the help of her trusty friends, she tries just that. "Savannah Breeze" is a lighthearted breeze, and just right for the holidays.

For all of you who have read Walt Larimore's Tales and Seasons of Bryson City, NC, his final story "Bryson City Secrets" explains why he and his family are now in Colorado, why they left Bryson City, and why he felt the need to write about it. He takes us back to his arrival with his young family, reintroduces us to all the locals, many of which are still there today. If you haven't read any of Walt Larimore's "Tales," you are missing not only a good and wholesome tale, but also an insight into what it's like to be a Family Practitioner in a small town in the South. I just love his style, and even his descriptions of medical procedures aren't going to gross you out. These stories are also light reading, just right for the season. Happy Holidays, everyone!--Barb Moore is assistant manager at Franklin Memorial Library.

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