Earn White Trash Odyssey: A Southern Journey Scripted By Jane Franklin Physical Book

always someone at a gathering who tells one story after another, and people will say, "you should write a book", Well, she did!
Jane Franklin's humorous autobiography " White Trash Odyssey: A Southern Journey" is a master piece, Should you, the reader, not live in the South, you'll learn something, too, Southern humor is great, hysterical, and occasionally even wise,

The author is a master in presenting selfdeprecating humor at its finest, It's the seeing the world from a humorous perspective that allows us to learn because we smile, grin, or even laugh hysterically in the process.


Jane Franklin follows a chronological path beginning with childhood stories, with times when she "listened in" because children were supposed to be only seen but not heard.


" Once, my grandmother claimed a young man in church was singing “Nero my little dog has fleas,” in instead of the hymn “Nearer my God to Thee,” and the Lord made him keep singing it until he died.
Even as a young person I thought that story was pretty suspicious, It would take a God with no sense of humor at all to do something like that, When I asked my grandmother where this incident happened, so I could go to the library and look up old newspaper accounts to learn more, she gave me a dirty look.
My grandmother had over twenty grandchildren, but I think I was the only one who ever called bullshit on her, She left me her wedding band when she passed away, I guess that she must have liked me after all, . "

Franklin avoids no topic and writes about her dropping out of school but taking the GED, beginning to work, her various employers, and funny incidents at work.
Most hysterical are the stories about Franklin's efforts to get a driver's license and really learning how to drive, The author also worked in logistics since, in the past, I did too, I love these stories,

Sidenote: As a big fan of "latenightbreakfasts" at Waffle House I also enjoyed her Waffle House stories a lot,

" . If youve never been to a Waffle House your life will not be complete until you drop everything and go for a meal, . . "

At Waffle House, Franklin also meets her husband, And, in between, Franklin offers life's wisdom with Southern humor and Southern flair,
", . . When my moms sister, who took care of grandma, went through her things there were drawers filled with new nightgowns and nice underwear that shed been saving.
Can you imagine being that old and still thinking you should keep gifts, and wait until the right time to use them I remember we were never allowed to go into grandmas front room as it was called.
It had very nice furniture, but nobody ever sat on it, I think that is one reason I never wanted a formal living room, Why have things you are afraid to use and enjoy, . . "

And about reality shows and the wisdom to be found in one reality show in particular,

", . . " In a way he was lucky, He could see he had huge balls, Many politicians are similarly encumbered, how else could you explain people working about six months out of twelve and calling other people takers, . . "

Finally, the author really shows her skills when she writes about her parents' death, Though she was a daddy's girl, it was her mother who

gave her the best advice,

", . . For years my mother told me I should write, but I was busy raising kids and living my life, The best thing is, while I was doing all that living, I was also creating memories of things to write about, I wrote my first piece after a death but it turned out to be the beginning of a new life for me, . . "

Did Franklin learn from the lessons she learned living her "White Trash"life

Ya' bet 'ya,

" Finally at the ripe old age of fiftysix I discovered the secret to writing you just sit down and do it, . . "

I sincerely hope author Jane Franklin is living up to this promise and writing a new book as I am writing this review.
I will read her next book again, because Franklin has her way with words, and it's not "white trash" at all,

Love it. Would give this bookstars, if I could,

GIsela Hausmann, author amp blogger
Even a self published book benefits from an editor,

Let's ignore the punctuation, typesetting and grammar issues, There are multiple references to a story that is never elaborated on or explained, The author says something like we had some crazy times and then changes topics,

It's evident she has a lot of love for her family and may be a good storyteller, But not all history should be sold on Amazon, Take a journey through the South and its culture with the author, With humor and style, these short stories explain the culture of the South and its people,

Starting with explaining about her parents, then her childhood, and ending with her children, Ms, Franklin explains the uniqueness of the South, while connecting with themes we see in our every day life, Whether writing about how odd teenagers can be, how weird pets can be, or how saddening seeing a parent die can be, Ms, Franklin relates to each and everyone of us, Her stories, while humorous, are filled with emotions that we all experience,

Come enjoy a trip through the unique Southern culture through the first hand account of someone who grew up there, with parents who grew up there, and children who are still there.
Jane lives in North Carolina with her husband, two dogs, four cats, and and elderly parrot that curses a lot, .