A Short History of a Small Place

Marvelously funny, bittersweet, and beautifully evocative, the original publication of A Short History of a Small Place announced the arrival of one of our great Southern voices. Although T. R. Pearson's Neely, North Carolina, doesn't appear on any map of the state, it has already earned a secure place on the literary landscape of the South. In this introduction to Neely, the young narrator, Louis Benfield, recounts the tragic last days of Miss Myra Angelique Pettigrew, a local spinster and former town belle who, after years of total seclusion, returns flamboyantly to public view-with her pet monkey, Mr. Britches. Here is a teeming human comedy inhabited by some of the most eccentric and endearing characters ever encountered in literature.

Author: T. R. Pearson
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 09/30/2003
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 7.82h x 4.98w x 0.72d
ISBN: 9780142003626

Review Citation(s):
Booksense '76 Nov/Dec 2003 11/01/2003 pg. 1
Library Journal 03/15/2004 pg. 112

About the Author
T. R. Pearson is the author of eight novels, including Polar and Blue Ridge, a New York Times Notable Book.