The Reese Book is short, but I enjoyed it. Honestly as I listened I realized...actually more like had a epiphany... That I'm kinda a southern girl..lol I was born in TX, but left as a toddler. I've been in Colorado ever since. BUT I did go see family once or twice a year. Back home we were very poor for the most part, but when I went to Texas it was a different life style for me. Totally different in fact. The things I enjoy today and many traditions I realize are part of that southern heritage. Things that rubbed off on me from my stepmother. I was already saying..Wow...WOW...oh yeah..I get it...and then in one part she talks about an "add a pearl necklace" all the girls would get and I was like HOLY HECK...I NEVER knew that was a tradition and other girls did that. I loved mine, but I thought it was just something my step mom did because she loved pearls so much. Welllll...that's a whole lot of something about that book. BUT my point is, Katrina it was a fun read. I have the mp3 copy, so I need to check the library link to see if I have access to all the PDF's with the recipes in the book. They sound great.