Philip Gulley

I Love You, Miss Huddleston

And Other Inappropriate Longings of My Indiana Childhood

Talking Points

Philip Gulley started his writing career with three bestselling books that collected his thoughts and musings on small-town life. After building the Harmony series of fiction, which is justly compared to both Jan Karon and Garrison Keillor, Gulley returned to his nonfiction roots with Porch Talk. This is his first book delving into strict memoir, but will continue his beloved formula of brief vignettes, both humorous and poignant.

Description

With his ear for the small town and his knack for finding the needle of humor in life’s haystack, Philip Gulley might well be Indiana’s answer to Missouri’s Mark Twain. In I Love You, Miss Huddleston, we are transported to 1970’s Danville, Indiana, the everyone-knows-your-business-town where Gulley still lives today, to witness the uproarious story of Gulley’s young life, including his infatuation with his comely sixth grade teacher, his dalliance with sin-eating meat on Friday and inappropriate activities with a mannequin named Ginger-and his checkered start with organized religion.