num_pages: 212
description: This story of a day in the life of Joe Robert Kirkman, a North Carolina mountain schoolteacher, sly prankster, country philosopher, and family man, won the hearts of readers and reviewers across the country.
language: English
title: Brighten the Corner Where You Are
titlecomplete: Brighten the Corner Where You Are
genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Adult Fiction, Southern, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 557
places: The United States of America
publisher: St. Martin's Griffin