In this collection of heartwarming and hilarious stories of childhood, and poignant and humorous essays and poetry, Louise Mitchell Palmer provides the fortunate reader with a unique glimpse into both her personal, and America's, past. From tales of growing up in a rural, close-knit Utah town, to her passions in later life, Louise Palmer describes all in rich, vivid detail and in a voice that is at once fresh and familiar. Part memoir, part musings, "Your Mother Was a Person" reminds the reader of the joy, tears and above all humanity that enrich life at any age. For Readers Group guides and...