Walking across Egypt by Clyde Edgerton

Used. Paperback. Seventy-eight-year-old Mattie Rigsbee has plenty of opinions and practically no business taking in a stray juvenile delinquent, but Clyde Edgerton’s pitch-perfect Southern tragicomedy proves that unlikely pairings bake the best literary bread. When young Wesley Benfield drops unexpectedly into her orbit, this sharp-witted widow serves up a masterclass in compassion that relies heavily on mouth-watering pound cake rather than moralizing. Edgerton navigates small-town dynamics with a sly grin, pairing deep generational empathy with dry, down-home charm. Pick this one up if you're craving a wise, warm-hearted story about cross-country hymn-singing aspirations and the stubborn grace of unexpected friendship.