Karen Schwaller

I Married A City Boy Karen Schwaller

"I Married A City Boy" is a compelling collection of stories and insights from an Iowa farm wife and mother. Some stories and insights are humorous, others are serious, and some simply invoke thought. Stories range from humorous and bittersweet memories of the home barber chair as her sons were growing up, to her humorous insights as she helps with the corn harvest, to the lessons that can be learned from a simple corn stalk. She addresses her mother's courage and her expectant daughter's future in two poignant pieces. The book will leave readers with hearts that overflow, and a realistic understanding of the life of Midwestern farm families. It's a book that will stay within the heart of a reader for years.