JOHN CHANCELLOR MAKES ME CRY

Name: JOHN CHANCELLOR MAKES ME CRY
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Anne Rivers Siddons
ISBN: 9780060879174

Author: Anne Rivers Siddons

Narrator: Dana Ivey

Abridged: 2 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 09/27/2005

Categories: Nonfiction, Literary Collections, Women Authors

Synopsis

In this collection of heartfelt and involving vignettes, Anne Rivers Siddons, the beloved best-selling author of Downtown, Hill Towns, and Colony, offers a stirring and insightful look at our everyday world and how one woman has chosen to live in it. Moving from memories of her gentle grandfather to her uncanny ability to attract stray animals, Siddons' intimate stories of her family are graced with the same poetic lilt and vibrant detail that have so wonderfully served her novels. For all those who know and love her works of fiction, John Chancellor Makes Me Cry is a glorious and thoroughly entertaining treat.

About Anne Rivers Siddons

Anne Rivers Siddons is the New York Times bestselling author of 19 novels that include Nora, Nora, Sweetwater Creek, Islands, Peachtree Road, and Outer Banks. She is also the author of the nonfiction work John Chancellor Makes Me Cry.

About Dana Ivey

Dana Ivey has received two Tony® nominations and two Obie awards for her work on the New York stage; her film credits include The Addams Family and The Color Purple.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Marti on October 20, 2022

Not used to non-fiction by this author. Another book with a turtle. Summer Reading Program at the library. Costumes as Christmas gifts - I remember this from the mid-70s. "She can't fit into her cheerleader uniform anymore, but she certainly hasn't been sidelined yet." "Indeed, I think my grandmother di......more

Goodreads review by Claudia on June 08, 2018

This book was originally published in 1975, then updated a bit and brought back in 1992. I enjoy reading Anne Rivers Siddons so I picked up this series of essays which had previously appeared in Atlanta Magazine, House Beautiful, and Georgia. I began flipping through and randomly choosing some that......more

Goodreads review by Cynthia on April 05, 2023

I discovered this gem on my overflowing bookshelf with no recollection of buying it. Having loved most of Siddons’s books, I settled in with my cup of Joe on a chilly morning to dwell with one of my favorite authors. I was not disappointed. I love the way Siddons writes. Her descriptions are fresh,......more

Goodreads review by David on March 29, 2025

Wonderful, wonderful writing, a pleasure to read. Nevertheless, this was easy to set aside and ultimately abandon. It just seems to me if you are going to muse about nothing in particular you have come with a fresh perspective. Great writing just is not enough.......more

Goodreads review by Treasure Island on November 10, 2023

Very dated essays. For fans of this author, this would be a treat.......more