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SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE The world can't
seem to get enough of Dolly Parton. Her image is blazoned across
T-shirts, she burns on desks as blasphemous candles, and well into
her seventies she continues to grace awards stages, arenas and talk
shows where women of a certain age are rarely seen. Yet not so long
ago, Dolly was best known by many people as the punch line of a
boob joke. So, what happened? In this affectionate, sharply
insightful book, Sarah Smarsh charts Dolly's meteoric rise against
the backdrop of her working-class roots. Drawing on her own
experience growing up in rural Kansas, Smarsh crafts a resonant
portrait of Parton's cultural importance, above all for the
often-unheard women who populate her songs: struggling mothers,
pregnant teenagers, diner waitresses with deadbeat boyfriends.
Candid, intimate and searching, She Come By It Natural captures the
enduring appeal of this singular star.
It Happened in Kansas will feature over 25 chapters in Kansas
history. Lively and entertaining, this book will bring the varied
and fascinating history of the Sunflower State to life.
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