Rather, all suffer even as they inflict suffering on others. Neither Dixie’s mother, older brother, nor father are one-dimensional villains, or beyond the reach sympathy. The story is told in diary form by eleven-year-old Dixie, youngest in a family of four that exhibits every form dysfunction imaginable.Īlthough the abuse is piled on a little too thick, the book is saved from being a mere parade of lament by well-developed characters. Set in small-town Alabama in 1969, Dixie’s reality is more Old South than new, a place where stretches of poverty remain untouched by social programs and each unhappy family is left to be unhappy in its own way. The Education of Dixie Dupree is a compelling tale of survival, convincingly driven by the voice of Dixie herself.įans of southern fiction take note: The Education of Dixie Dupree by Donna Everhart combines atmosphere, skilled narrative, and a strong central character to deliver a memorable-if often harrowing-coming-of-age novel.
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