She Come By It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs by Sarah

Description: She Come By It Natural by Sarah Smarsh At once candidly intimate and searchingly analytical, She Come By It Natural captures the enduring appeal of this singular star. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Dolly Parton is the reigning queen of country music, an iconic artist in command of her own career and image, and a thriving business empire to boot. But her rise was not an easy one: born into poverty in east Tennessee, she left for Nashville at 18 with her belongings in three paper bags. Even as she shot to fame and conquered a male-dominated world that underestimated her at every turn, she never lost her connection to the working-class community she sprang from.In this affectionate, sharply insightful book, Sarah Smarsh draws on her own experience growing up in rural Kansas to craft a resonant portrait of Partons cultural importance, above all for the often unheard women who populate her songs: struggling mothers, pregnant teenagers, diner waitresses with deadbeat boyfriends. At once candidly intimate and searchingly analytical, She Come By It Natural captures the enduring appeal of this singular star. Author Biography Sarah Smarsh is a journalist who has covered socioeconomic class, politics and public policy for the New York Times, the Guardian, the New Yorker, Harpers and many other publications. Her first book, Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth, was a finalist for the National Book Award. A recent research fellow at Harvard Universitys Kennedy School of Government and former writing professor, Smarsh is a frequent speaker and commentator on economic inequality. She lives in Kansas. Review Smarsh and Parton are a perfect pairing for the kind of in-depth examinationinto gender and class and what it means to be a woman and a working class hero that feels particularly important right now - Refinery29A praise song for the cultural icon... deeply personal - LA Times Long Description At once candidly intimate and searchingly analytical, She Come By It Natural captures the enduring appeal of this singular star. Dolly Parton is the reigning queen of country music, an iconic artist in command of her own career and image, and a thriving business empire to boot. But her rise was not an easy one: born into poverty in east Tennessee, she left for Nashville at 18 with her belongings in three paper bags. Even as she shot to fame and conquered a male-dominated world that underestimated her at every turn, she never lost her connection to the working-class community she sprang from. In this affectionate, sharply insightful book, Sarah Smarsh draws on her own experience growing up in rural Kansas to craft a resonant portrait of Partons cultural importance, above all for the often unheard women who populate her songs: struggling mothers, pregnant teenagers, diner waitresses with deadbeat boyfriends. At once candidly intimate and searchingly analytical, She Come By It Natural captures the enduring appeal of this singular star. Review Text Smarsh and Parton are a perfect pairing for the kind of in-depth examinationinto gender and class and what it means to be a woman and a working class hero that feels particularly important right now - Refinery29 A praise song for the cultural icon... deeply personal - LA Times Details ISBN1911590510 Author Sarah Smarsh Pages 208 Publisher Pushkin Press Year 2021 ISBN-10 1911590510 ISBN-13 9781911590514 Format Paperback Publication Date 2021-01-19 Language English UK Release Date 2021-01-19 Imprint ONE Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2021-01-19 Subtitle Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs DEWEY 782.421642092 Audience General NZ Release Date 2021-05-03 Translated from English We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:130943811;

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