Publisher's Synopsis
Fay Foster Phillips grew up in the depths of the Great Depression, the fourth child of a West Texas farm family living hand-to-mouth during desperate times. SUNNY SIDE UP is her memoir, recounting a long and gratifying life that beams sunshine through -- and sometimes in spite of -- the challenges at hand. Written with her grandchildren uppermost in mind, Phillips takes a lighthearted look back at the simple, rural life of her youth and the wartime complexities of her early married years. Through her gift for storytelling, Phillips brings her large, extended family into high relief, celebrating their gifts and quirks with candor and deep appreciation. We meet her grandparents, parents, aunts and uncles, brothers and sisters, cousins, husband, and in-laws, each one adding important personal qualities to the hardscrabble but nurturing environment of Fay Foster Phillips' world. SUNNY SIDE UP is a spirited look backward at a resilient family watching out for each other through difficult times.
