Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs. In this affectionate, sharply insightful book, Sarah Smarsh draws on her own experience growing up in rural Kansas to craft a resonant portrait of Parton’s cultural importance, above all for the often unheard women who populate her songs: struggling mothers, pregnant teenagers, diner waitresses with deadbeat boyfriends. At once candidly intimate and searchingly analytical, She Comes By It Natural captures the enduring appeal of this singular star.
ISBN: 978-1-911590-51-4
