![]() ![]() The stories of her childhood show a girl who wanted to grow up to be president and marry Willie Nelson. There are also stories about Reese’s husband, her three children, and her three dogs, one of which is named Hank Williams. And her surgeon father, John, Sr., makes an appearance at the bowling alley where Reese became a stellar bowler. Her brother, John, shares his recipe for ribs and barbeque sauce. Her grandfather, Jimmy, was a World War II fighter pilot who loved gardening, and showing Reese the ropes as he harvested tomatoes and pruned roses. ![]() Her mother, Betty, a retired nurse, works as a hostess in a honky-tonk because she loves being around people. ![]() Other members of Reese’s family show up in stories that delight. She appears throughout the book in old sepia photographs and in anecdotes from Reese, who talks about how her grandmother taught her manners, fashion, and the rules of being a lady. The title comes from Reese’s grandmother Dorothea who described southern women as delicate as a teacup on the outside but fiery as whiskey on the inside. When the world seems to be tipping into a tsunami of bad news and bickering, it’s a relief to find a book that’s as gentle as Reese Witherspoon’s Whiskey in a Teacup. ![]()
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