'A Painted House' is about 3 generations of a family trying to eke out a living raising cotton in Arkansas in the 1950's. I love the relationship of the boy with his parents and grandparents. I've read it several times and always shed a few tears at the end. "October Skies' was also called 'Rocket Boys' and is about boys trying to build a model rocket from scratch. Reminds me of my youth. 'Lake Wobegon Days' is almost like a compilation of short stories about family relationships. I liked the early Laurence Saunders Mysteries but the later ones I read were short on mystery on long on sex so I gave up on them. I read in spurts, read several and then don't read at all for a while. I suspect I will be reading more this winter when the weather gets bad and I can't spend time in the garden.
