I'll Ask Gra'pa by Herbert Allen Rankin

I'll Ask Gra'pa by Herbert Allen Rankin For the Kindle eBook edition, click here. “This is a coming-of-age story about growing up in the 1940s rural south. The characters (Gra’pa, Bubba, Booger, Buddy, Runnin’ Smith, Ms. Gracie, etc.) are so vivid that you can actually close your eyes and imagine them.” ~ Bruce Stern “From front porch wisdom to barefoot adventures, and from laughter to moments that challenge everything he’s been taught, the narrator’s journey will feel deeply familiar to anyone who has ever questioned the world around them — or recognized, later in life, how those early lessons stayed with them. “This isn’t just one boy’s story. It’s a reflection of a time, a place, and a generation — and readers may find echoes of their own lives in its pages. “If you’re drawn to powerful coming-of-age stories filled with heart, honesty, and an unforgettable voice, I’ll Ask Gra’pa is a book you won’t want to miss.” ~ John Gower, B.S. Math, Retired Programmer “I just read the funeral chapter and it’s hilarious. The author did a great job of writing in the voice of a child. That’s really hard to do and he pulled it off. Going back to this time and this place and seeing it through the eyes of a child was a great reading experience.” ~ Diane Ponti, Board Member of Literary Arts “What an unusual and charming book. The Southern colloquial dialogue made me want to read it out loud rather than in my mind try to change it and make it like standard American English. “This is from the voice of a little boy, written from an octogenarian’s memory. Therefore, it is a memoir but maybe there’s a little fiction in here as well. How much does it really matter if every word is true? It is absolutely delightful, and it is the essence and the message that make this book so special.” ~ Katrina Marie Evans ABOUT THE AUTHOR: An octogenarian living in Portland, Oregon, Herbert Allen Rankin dove into his deep memory bank and wrote a detailed account of his early childhood. He used colloquial language as the people in the South talked in the 1940's.