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product_id: 30619135
title: "The Ponder Heart"
brand: "eudora welty"
price: "7.24 OMR"
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reviews_count: 8
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# The Ponder Heart

**Brand:** eudora welty
**Price:** 7.24 OMR
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

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- **What is this?** The Ponder Heart by eudora welty
- **How much does it cost?** 7.24 OMR with free shipping
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The Ponder Heart

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## Customer Reviews

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    Light, yet dark, humor
  

*by F***9 on Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2013*

Eudora Welty's The Ponder Heart is a novella that has a light comedic feel, a little dark humor, and just enough of Southern flavor to make it a fun, quick read. Narrated by Edna Earle, citizen of Clay County, it tells of the character of Daniel Ponder, Edna's "simple" but good natured uncle. Daniel is the kind of guy who would give you anything he has; if he doesn't have it, he'd  try to find it just so he could give it to you. Being that Uncle Daniel has such a generous personality, it is up to Edna to keep tabs on him and make sure he doesn't get into too much trouble, or give every single possession away. As you could imagine, this is quite a task for our narrator. Edna narrates a few of the oddball episodes in Daniel's life, including his foiling a plan to have him institutionalized as well as describing Daniel's two failed marriages. Edna's narrative zeroes in on his second marriage to seventeen year old Bonnie Dee. Bonnie Dee is a tiny thing, sort of doll like, and a bit materialistic. When Bonnie Dee dies under mysterious circumstances, good old Uncle Daniel suddenly finds himself charged with murder. A humorously bizarre court trial ensues, which pits many of the Ponder clan against the family of Bonnie Dee, all with Uncle Daniel and the late Bonnie being the center of attention. Testimony and crazy antics ensue as family lawyer tries to prove Uncle Daniel innocent.Most enjoyable about this novel is simply Edna Earle's narrative voice, and the light hearted tone she gives to the book. She understands and empathizes with Daniel throughout all. Revealed in her narration are some insightful thoughts into Daniel's nature of just being a good hearted person.The book is a little too light at times, but still a fun read. I think Welty's short stories give much more weight and power to the themes she explores.

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    The Ponder Heart
  

*by E***Y on Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2016*

This book is surely one of Eudora Welty's finest and funniest works, narrated in the first person by Edna Earl, who tells of the trumped up charges against her eccentric uncle for murdering his young wife. I doubt that any other writer could so effectively present the nuances and rhythms of southern speech and the characteristics of a small southern town. Published in the early 50s, its presentation of the Mississippi Negroes as servants might be offensive to some, but it avoids the harsh language of some other southern works of the first half of the twentieth century.

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    Boring
  

*by K***R on Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2020*

No plot, just a bunch of rambling about nothing. A lady just talking on and on about her dumb uncle in Mississippi during the 40s.

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