Growing Up Southern: A Memoir

by Lydia Jay Mason

This book opens the window on a pure Southern lifestyle in a disappearing era of manners, grace, and hospitality. It is an entertaining, humorous, and nostalgic tribute to family, friends, football, and food in a rural South Georgia community. In the brushstrokes of her colorful words, along with photographs and recipes, Lydia Jay Mason has painted the portrait of a tradition that may soon be gone but never forgotten.

278 pages, Paperback

Published May 7, 2019

Reviews

[Gunderhaegg · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received the book 'Growing up Southern' form a friend of the author and started reading it expecting to read a couple of chapters and then deposit it on some shelf at home. A couple of days and a few train trips later, and I had read the whole thing. I've come to realise that I'm quite interested in reading about the experiences that frame our lives and this book opens a small portal to the American South in the 20th century. The book might have been a slightly better read with the help of an editor to help with the overall flow of the story, but it's still a worthwhile read with some important life lessons (and recipes) mixed in for good measure.