Bags of Apples, Oranges, Nuts and Hard Candy

The thread of a Mother's life runs through the story of Bags of Apples, Oranges, Nuts and Hard Candy. Her life, unusual during a different era is based in the mountains of Virginia and Kentucky. The real life characters that crossed the Family's path and the family members are full of personality. A wealth of loving, human, family interaction makes the past jump out in the reading. Through the eyes of all readers a story unfolds that educates how a large family lived in the harsh, beautiful, Appalachian coal-mining area of Kentucky.