Author Betsy Reeder adores The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture by Jeremy White
Baton Rouge, LA — February 19, 2024 — On February 13, Southern Literary Review published author Betsy Reeder’s glowing take on Jeremy White’s The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture: A Journey of Selfless Discovery. The novelist from Maryland couldn’t have written a more enthusiastic, heartfelt endorsement of White’s powerful memoir about his wife, Edie, discovering her biological family in early 2018 and the beautifully insane adventure that ensued.
“Jeremy White takes readers into and through a labyrinth of relationship by providing almost-voyeuristic access to emails, text messages, phone calls, and in-person communications,” Reeder writes. “This he does with candor, humor, and meticulous attention to detail.”
“Any reader open to vicarious delight will find it in spades.”
After revealing how Jeremy and Edie travel on COVID’s eve to Seattle, Austin, Chicago, and California wine country to meet her far-flung new folks, Reeder declares, “Any reader open to vicarious delight will find it in spades. The source of this delight, and what is most remarkable about the adventure, is not only Edie’s wide-open heart but the full-throttle enthusiasm with which she is received by a host of strangers, some of whom never knew she existed, others who hoped she did. In our age of cynicism and suspicion, the story reminds us of the innate human capacity to connect. It portrays entire families’ willingness to accept what was and embrace what is.”
“In our age of cynicism and suspicion, the story reminds us of the innate human capacity to connect.”
Jeremy White is a tenured cynic who penned this hopeful book. He founded South Louisiana’s premier satirical publication in 2004, eight years before relaunching the award-winning Red Shtick Magazine as its all-digital progeny, The Red Shtick. The passionate Cajun can often be heard on various popular radio shows as either a guest or a guest host. A longtime football official and Mardi Gras krewe captain, Jeremy earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at LSU, where he and Edie met. They’ve been happily married since 1992 and live in Baton Rouge with their cat, Waffles.
Betsy Reeder is the author of a historical trilogy: Madam’s Creek (2017), Broomstraw Ridge (2019), and Salt in Boiling Water (2021), all centering around the lives and loves of characters caught up in vivid events of the Civil War and its aftermath. Another historical novel of the nineteenth century, Tupper’s Coins, made its debut in 2023.
White Lines Press published the ebook and 468-page hardcover editions of The Little Girl at the Bottom of the Picture on July 1, 2023, before launching The Little Girl Book Podcast on December 1 in lieu of an audiobook. Signed editions are available at LittleGirlBook.com and through partnered indie bookstores around the country. For more information and resources, visit our media center. Inquiries should be sent to [email protected].
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