My 33 Years Inside the House of Cash

If you are Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash fans you will enjoy this book. I was a fan before, but after finishing this book I am an even bigger fan. Wonderful contributions were made by these two and their family from beginning to end. I do not understand the negative reviews I had previously read. As the saying goes, "One person's rags may be another's treasure. What one may perceive as oddities and quirks, another may consider the most loving colorful character traits. I feel this is how the author saw these people and loved them. The book is an easy read. I finished it in two enjoyable days.

I bought this book at a used bookstore and when I started reading it, I couldn't put it down for two days, until I eventually finished it. I highly disagree with the person who rated this book one star. I think that Peggy Knight showed enormous respect for Mother Maybelle, June, and Johnny. She talked about how good they were. How they were always willing to talk to fans and how they never wanted to see anyone hurting (physically or for money). She tells some great stories and I read things in here that I would never have read otherwise. One being that June loved to drive her cars fast (130 mph!) This is a great book. I've read several books on Johnny and June, and this one is one of, if not, the best.

I just got off the phone from calling and thanking Peggy Knight for her wonderful books on the Carter and Cash families. We have always been fans but since reading Peggy's books we have come to love Mother Maybelle, John, and June even more. It was so heart warming to gain deeper insight into the loving, caring, and giving people they all were aside from their incredible contributions to the music world. Peggy was obviously loved as much as she loved them. I have to say that the first review written by E. Northrup was obviously a projection of the kind of person he/she is. If you talked directly to Peggy you would know that her love for the Cash/Carter families was beyond any call of normal duty. In speaking with her, coming from the same country background, there is an understanding of what a good person truly is. Peggy gave her young life to Maybelle, John, and June out of nothing but love. This is a must read along with her cookbook and photo memories book. Peggy also told me she will kindly personally sign any of her books. She may be contacted at: Peggy Knight, Box 909, Hendersonville, TN 37007. Thanks again Peggy and thank you for your warm invitation to come and visit you. You are an inspiration to all of the Cash/Carter families fans. God Bless You. Vicki, Massanutten, Virginia

Since I live with one of the number one Johnny Cash fans, this book is excellent. It is very interesting to see the personal side of John and June. The photos are great. It's an outsider looking in even though she was with them for so long.

Few people have the chance to spend more than three decades not just working at a job they enjoy, but also coming to know - and love - those for whom they work. Peggy Knight had that opportunity, spending 33 years working for the Johnny Cash family as confidante, cook, companion and caretaker. In her tribute book, Peggy shares her memories of those years, from the annual Jamaican trips where John and June supported the SOS Children's Village to the countless acts of generosity they bestowed on family, friends, employees, and even complete strangers. Peggy also shares stories about the many friends and fans who became like family, including #1 Johnny Cash fan Dennis Devine, a Council Bluffs, Iowa, native who supplied many personal photographs for the book as well as the cover photo. Readers get a rare glimpse of Johnny and June at home and on the road in tales both touching and comical. In straightforward language, the author depicts them as good country people with undying devotion to family and those in need. Dozens of color photos underscore the stories, from June's four "Ladies in Waiting" to John's grape arbor at the Bon Aqua farm. "My 33 Years Inside the House of Cash" is a book that only Peggy Knight could write and is filled with heartfelt anecdotes about one of country music's most celebrated families.