Introducing the Books of Hazel P. Hedrick

	"The Heart of the Blue Ridge"

Editor's Note: Introducing the Books of Hazel P. Hedrick

Not long after The Mountain Laurel started, I received a letter from a lady that I would soon come to know and love - Hazel Hedrick. I had written a small piece for the paper titled, "Do You Remember." In it I just listed a lot of things like the smell of an oilcloth tablecloth, or heating a rock to use as a bed warmer in a day and age when bedrooms weren't heated. Hazel got a copy of that paper and wrote me back to me with a list of things she remembered also. It was so good, I wrote back and asked her if I could print it.

Thus started a long friendship and correspondence and a writing career for Hazel. Soon she was writing great stories about her childhood, growing up in the John Hayes Hollow in the Brushy Mountains of North Carolina. One thing led to another and in 1988, Hazel published her first book, The Talking Hills. Today, Hazel has published two other books and will soon have a fourth one. I have listed the books below. They may be ordered directly from Hazel at the address below. Be sure to mention if you wish Hazel to sign the books.

The Talking Hills

As the oldest child in a family that was poor financially, Hazel was burdened with many responsibilities. But she was blessed also because that family was richer than kings when it came to love. Read this heartwarming book and relive her experiences of a way of life gone by.

130 pages, paperback, (dimensions: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2). Price $7.50 (includes postage)

It's Christmas In Rhyme

Poetry for the Christmas Season. This book is filled with touching and loving verse to warm your heart.

36 pages, paperback, (dimensions: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2). Price: $4.00 (includes postage)

The Fire That Never Stopped Burning

Inside this book you will meet the young farm boy who had his security knocked out from under him and learned about life's tragedies at much too early an age, only to grow into the self-made, successful, assured man with a twinkle in his eye that he is today.

80 pages, paperback, (dimensions: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2). Price: $7.50 (includes postage)

Order Books from:

Hazel P. Hedrick
480 Ken Lane
Ridgeway, VA 24148-3474

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Today, Hazel and her husband Dennis are still going strong in their 80s, as the photo taken in June of 1999 at their son Ernie's home shows.

Coming Soon! A New Book!

Our Blessing In Disguise

Hazel tells what happened when Dennis had Lymph Cancer, and how they chose to fight it.

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