Rain or Shine: A Family Memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (664 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0803282419 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 178 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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From Library Journal "A compellingly written, often moving memoir about growing up in the American West," said LJ's reviewer (LJ 4/1/86) of McFadden's remembrances, which focus mainly on her love-hate relationship with her rodeo-champion father and the harshness of that life.Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
She looks back with pride, regret, and humor on family life spent and misspent in the gaudy, gritty world of rodeo.. She was the mascot, dressed in cowboy gear in spite of her father, who wanted her to look like Shirley Temple. Their daughter, Cyra, grew up on the rodeo circuit, traveling all over the West with her free-spirited, hell-raising parents, often eating hamburgers and sleeping in the Packard. In the thirties he married a spitfire dancer from Arkansas who changed her name from Nedra Ann to Patricia, and they hit the road in pur
Good Book to read This is the enhanced story of one of my relatives. It is pretty factual. Tells the story of Cyra's famous father, Cy Taillion.. "McFadden's Masterpiece" according to Jonster. It's about time this book was back in print. In my opinion, "Rain or Shine" is the gold standard for memoir writing. I read it back in 1986 when it was first published (and a finalist for the Pulitzer that year) and reread it again just recently. Even though I have little or no interest in rodeo announ. Ronald Scheer said Like nobody's loved you .. The reference in the title is to the dedication of the author's father, a celebrity rodeo announcer, who never missed a day's work because of the weather. It's also a shorthand reference to the old song "I'm gonna love you like nobody's loved you ." Her book is not only a tribute to her famous father b