Sweet By and Byby Ramona BridgesA novel that captures interest from the very first sentence. The prose is not only entertaining, capturing the culture and personality of each well-developed character, but it is also so completely descriptive, the reader is immediately immersed in every aspect of the time and place that surrounds the story.Complete with the numerous challenges faced by individuals during that time period, the environment, culture, weather, evil versus goodness of family, neighbors and friends, the reader is completely drawn into the tale as to feel witness to those moments in time.This publication escapes proofreading errors that sometimes distract, and each page gently nudges on to the next, and the next, until the hours simply melt away.This is a novel well written, belying the fact that it is a debut novel. A truly talented author!