"Sidney Saylor Farr writes of her life in the mountains of eastern Kentucky with deep affection and unflinching candor . . . . My Appalachia is both one person's extraordinary life story and a first-hand look at life in the mountains in a time that is fading from memory." -- Ted Sloan, Kentucky Monthly

"The gift of this book is that Farr's pride in her roots and her ability to tell a story shine though. It's easy to understand why her work has won her repeated recognition for contributions to the body of Appalachian literature." --Marsha Guerard, The Post and Courier

"Sidney Saylor Farr is one of the godmothers of Appalachian literature, with a unique understanding of the place and its people. She has remarkable stories to tell and I, for one, am anxious to hear them."--Silas House

"A good memoir offers impressive candor and surprises, and Sidney Saylor Farr's book delivers both."--Sandra L. Ballard, editor of Appalachian Journal and Listen Here: Women Writing in Appalachia

"Farr has consistently made important contributions to Appalachian and American literature.  Her poems, stories, essays and other writings have revealed her beautiful voice and unique sensibility as a woman, an Appalachian woman, to thousands of readers."--Gurney Norman, author of Kinfolks: The Wilgus Stories

"Without fail I found in Sidney the very embodiment of those essential qualities that humanize scholarship, editing and writing, what Jim Wayne Miller called a 'felt linkage' with the land or her birth, her commitment to excellence, a spirit of cooperation, and an abiding sense of humor. In this book we will see, I am sure, that all of these traits of character were homegrown."--Robert J. Higgs, coeditor of Appalachia Inside Out.

"The weight of Farr's family burdens is matched by a spirit determined to flourish in this inspiring memoir."--George Ella Lyon, author of With a Hammer for My Heart.

"Sidney Saylor Farr's My Appalachia is a moving and inspirational account of her most fascinating life. Though her narrative begins and ends in Appalachia, the path she has traveled is like no other and she seems to have walked it without one hint of the everyday ennui so much a part of modern life."--Linda DeRosier, author of Creeker: A Woman's Journey

"Sidney Saylor Farr's My Appalachia is a memoir whose attractive modesty cannot hide its profound love of place, affection for people, and accuracy of detail. It is as redolent with time and memory as a long-used smokehouse, yet fresh and lucid as a cold spring water ringed with mossy rocks. Anyone who wishes to know mountain life--or to know it again--will rejoice in these lively pages."--Fred Chappell, author of I Am One of You Forever
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