I know I usually point you in the direction of my Vulpes Libris posts, but I really, really encourage you to read my review of Eudora Welty’s The Optimist’s Daughter (1972) as it is phenomenally good. Find out more over at Vulpes Libris…
The Optimist’s Daughter by Eudora Welty
If you enjoy Eudora Welty, you might also like One Writer's Garden, a beautiful book about her life, her mother's life, and the garden they made at Welty's life long home in Mississippi. I have to admit that I don't particularly like what I've read by her, but she had an interesting life.