num_pages: 215
description: "An unpretentious, finely-crafted novel that will linger with the readers like the last strains of a favorite hymn. It is more enjoyable than a pitcher full of sweet tea and one of Mattie's home-cooked dinners."-- The Atlanta Journal &amp; ConstitutionShe had as much business keeping a stray dog as she had walking across Egypt--which not so incidentally is the title of her favorite hymn. She's Mattie Rigsbee, an independent, strong-minded senior citizen, who at 78, might be slowing down just a bit. When young, delinquent Wesley Benfield drops in on her life, he is even less likely a companion than the stray dog. But, of course, the dog never tasted her mouth-watering pound cake....Wise witty, down-home and real, Walking Across Egypt is a book for everyone.
language: English
title: Walking Across Egypt
titlecomplete: Walking Across Egypt
genres: Humor, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Southern, Book Club, Adult, Adult Fiction, Novels, Fiction, Family
ratings_count: 6143
places: Listre, North Carolina
publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill