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Title: A Birth in Dixie: A Southern Memoir

Author: Will Bevis

Narrator: Lynn Benson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-14-13

Publisher: Will Bevis

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

About this story: When you are born in the South you are different. And you always will be.

About the author: Will Bevis is a prolific writer of short stories, articles, and memoirs. His most well known work is The Killing of Train-Man Brown, which has been called, "A true gem...."

Members Reviews:

Life is a Struggle

When you live on the wrong side of an invisible line in the deep south, life is a struggle no matter what color your skin is. Poor is poor, and it is color blind.

This is a story of a baby coming into this difficult situation, and it is a struggle to even get born. Nothing comes easy here.

Read along and see just how hard it was to live in the deep south during the time of this story. The sacrifices some were willing to make. The struggles they endured. Appreciate what you have, and remember those who still have to struggle on the wrong side of that invisible line.

Poetry short

This is a short (8 pages as per the product description) that reads like poetry. I find myself puzzled by the one review that is available, but then different people have different expectations and tastes, I suppose.

I have lived in Alabama. I was born to a poor family. Much of what is written here resonates with my experience or with the tales told me by my grandparents.

I found few typos in the work, but the writing style is very much like free verse so someone expecting a novel might be disappointed. I was not.

The imagery is perfect. The tone fits the sepia photographs in the narrative, understated, withdrawn, numb, resigned, reaching for hope through defeat.

Either the other reviewer doesn't get the point of the story or I'm reading too much into it. I think it may just take a level of thought some readers don't bring to the table.

This is a short story - not a book

This is a short story length piece. It seems like the author may have a good story in his mind, but just doesn't have the skills necessary to get it in written form.

Basically, the story is that it's a hard life for some, from birth to death, but they are still proud to be who they are (I think).

Mr. Will Bevis (author), I urge you to get some help in the way of classes, training, workshops,etc., to flesh out your writing style. I believe you have some great ideas but you can't develop a fan base or make readers happy by putting work like this on Amazon.

Fortunately, I got this for free. I would have been furious if I would have paid any amount for it.