Seashells, Gator Bones, and the Church of Everlasting Liability: Stories from a Small Florida Town in the 1930s

Susan Adger

ISBN 10: 1938821343 / ISBN 13: 9781938821349

Published by Grey Gecko Press, 2013

About this Item

In the 1930s, the fictional town of Toad Springs, Florida, is filled with the adventures and daily whatnots of worthy, down-to-earth folk such as Flavey Stroudamore, owner of a three-legged gator named Precious who also just happens to have a birthmark of Jesus on his side. Joining Flavey are Buck Blander, pastor of the Church of Everlasting Liability, who honed his preaching skills in prison but doesn't tell his parishioners, and Sweetie Mooney, whose attempt to run a beauty shop in her aunt's home fails after tragedies with head lice and henna hair dye. This lively, heartwarming collection of tales from the Sunshine State will inspire you to smile.

Seller Inventory # CIN1938821343G

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Seashells, Gator Bones, and the Church of Everlasting Liability: Stories from a Small Florida Town in the 1930s
• Publisher: Grey Gecko Press
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1938821343
• ISBN 13: 9781938821349
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Reed, Staci
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

"Makes me wonder if God's even up there at all. And if he is, why ain't he doing a better job of things down here. Unless maybe he's doing the best he can."

Welcome to 1930s Toad Springs, Florida, where Flavey's three-legged gator bears Jesus's face, Pastor Buck perfected preaching in prison, and Sweetie's beauty shop disasters are legendary. Through sixteen interconnected tales told in the residents' own voices, Susan Adger delivers a warm, funny glimpse of small-town Southern life where gossip travels faster than lightning and neighbors know everything—except each other's secrets.

About the Author

Susan Adger, M.Ed, is a mother, former social worker, web designer, and fifth generation Floridian. She's the author of two humorous books about 1930s Florida, drawn from stories told by her grandma, including her debut novel, "Seashells, Gator Bones, and the Church of Everlasting Liability." In a few of her personal adventures, Susan has found fossils in the Peace River in Florida and on Rainbow Mountain in Alaska, tramped for two days through a Philippine jungle to get medical supplies to the natives, and gone zip-lining through the jungle canopy in Costa Rica. She's sipped high tea at the Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong, trekked to the remains of an ancient castle in the Czech Republic, and gone skydiving. She currently resides in Dunedin, Florida with her two cats, Jasper and Killer Girl.