Nothing with Strings: NPR's Beloved Holiday Stories

I have loved Bailey White's pieces without exception. She is a "meat and potatoes" kind of writer - someone who has both feet planted firmly in the ground but takes the time to observe the ordinary things and tells their story in a bright, original, positively real manner. I have never bought a book as a gift before, but after reading Strings,I bought THIS book for a sick friend, and will buy the rest of her efforts for myself as money allows.

The characters in Bailey White's stories are so well developed and interesting, I want to meet them. And I think if I spend more time in South Georgia, I may just get to do that! White is an accomplished writer, observer of human nature, topped off with a huge sense of humor. I've just discovered her stories and I can't get enough.Mama Makes up Her Mind : And Other Dangers of Southern Living

Bailey White is a favorite author of mine, and I was delighted to read this latest book of hers. I was not disappointed.

Nothing with Strings: NPR's Beloved Holiday Stories So well written and enjoyable it is a treasure. You deserve to read Bailey White. W

There are a number of reasons why Bailey White's latest book, "Nothing with Strings", should strike a chord with readers familiar with her work. And, as well as for readers unfamiliar with Ms. Bailey and looking (intentionally or not) for a gentle tug on their sensitivities (and chords?)and the subtle and not so subtle recessess of their tender and touching emotional sides. Listening to Ms. White read her stories each Thanksgiving on NPR has brought us perspectives on people and life often either forgotten or never quite thought of in her own unique mesmerizing style. "Nothing with Strings" gives us the opportunity to go at our own pace and more slowly absorb the images and emotions evoked by Ms. White as you have the opportunity to read in one publication, all of her NPR Thanksgiving stories (go to NPR's website to listen to and be touched by her latest story). Although you might think that "Nothing with Strings" is simply one more holiday-only book, Ms. White's stories transcend all holidays and all days in between them as well. Read Ms. White's book for more than a lyrical journey into the nuances and not-so-nuanced experiences of the human condition (in all it's ramifications) in a style unique to Ms. White as you read her words and perhaps even hear her voice. "Nothing with Strings" is more than simply a book of stories. It is a harmonious journey into the lives of people who you may want or not want to meet and who will make you ponder, smile, cry, and everything in between.