Product Description

With laugh-out-loud characters!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2939188 in Books
• Published on: 2007-11-19
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 232 pages

Customer Reviews

Captures charm of rural south
Although I'm not a fan of fiction I enjoyed Sandra Jones Cropsey's whimsical characters in her novel "Who's There?" She is a gifted writer of dialogue and captures the charm, dialect and expressions of the rural south. It's easy to see why she was a 44th Annual Gaya Author of the year and her book was a Foreword Magazine Book finalist.
For me "Who's There?" would have been extraordinary if Cropsy had less dialogue and more plot. I didn't realize there was a mystery around the father's lost leg until the end.
We see Momma, the mother, Bunk, the father (also called "Precious") and Ivylee, the younger daughter through the eyes of "Sister" the older sibling. Sister narrates, "Seemed harmless at first for Momma to keep Bunk's amputated leg in the freezer" and for them to have a daily memorial service for Bunk's leg. She continues, "When Bunk lost his leg, he lost his ability to reason and became so bizarre he was banned from the house and became `Precious.'" This made me wonder how Precious got around with one leg. There's no mention of him limping or needing help with his artificial leg.
I had difficulty relating to Sister's many angry tirades. Although she was funny and smart and had great insight into her family's problems it bothered me that she sacrificed herself to enable her family's bizarre behavior.

Beautifully written
Who's There by Sandra Jones Cropsey is a delightful read, filled with unique and charming characters that will win your hearts. Set on a chicken farm in a small Southern town, the story presents the reader with the mystery surrounding the father of the family, of how he lost contact with reality, but retained the love of his wife and children, only to return and embrace them again, whole and complete, filling in the pieces of the puzzle.

Sandra Jones Cropsey writes with style and humor, delicately weaving the intricacies of the tale into a beautifully written story. It reminds me of Olive Ann Burns and Cold Sassy Tree and is as good a read as you will likely find anywhere.

The charming story of a family in the agricultural south
What can go wrong when you keep a loved one's lost leg in the freezer? "Who's There?" is the charming story of a family in the agricultural south. Bunk loses his leg, and starts to grow more and more irrational as time grows on; eventually he is forced to live in the shed. "Who's There?" finds its biggest appeal in its characters, whose ups and downs will resonate with many readers. "Who's There?" is a ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Finalist, and Sandra Jones Cropsey is a 44th Annual Gaya Author of the Year, and both are rightfully deserved. A top pick for community library literary fiction collections.