Picking Dandelions

Karolen Bowman invites readers to revisit her childhood in a country town tucked against the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, as it was during the 1950s and 1960s. Her recollections center on everyday experiences and the lessons they taught her.

The book offers a view of a time when households put family first and neighbors, for the most part, looked out for one another. Bowman makes the case that ordinary days gradually turn into memories worth keeping.

Beyond the nostalgia, the memoir encourages readers to value the path that shaped them and gives younger generations a sense of where they come from. Bowman treats the act of telling these stories as worthwhile in its own right.