Description: Elegant and authoritative, "Eudora: A Writer's Life" is the first biography of America's best-loved writer and first lady of the South.
Review Quotes: "A judicious account, written against the odds...[Eudora Welty] is lucky that Ann Waldron is her first biographer."
--The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
--Chicago Tribune "Waldron paints an appealing portrait of this shy, yet gifted storyteller."
--The Christian Science Monitor "Rich in detail and anecdote, this is an elegant and worthwhile book about an amiable woman who has become one of America's greatest writers."
--The Tampa Tribune "Fans of Eudora Welty should not miss this."
--The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City) "A lively chronicle....Waldron draws persuasive conclusions about Welty's secrets."
--The Commercial Appeal (Memphis) "Adds dimension and context to Welty's carefully protected image....By the end of Waldron's carefully researched treatise, Welty emerges even more of a heroine, even more beloved than she was before."
--The Miami Herald "Truly impressive....At last, a solid foundation is in place."
--Trenton Times "Evenhanded and respectful....A good introduction to one of our greatest living writers."
--Houston Chronicle