If you loved the newspaper columns
of Erma Bombeck and Jim Bishop,
Janis Osborne’s book, “Put The Dog On The Phone,” a collection of her
favorite newspaper columns written over 20 years, is a must read.
Mrs. Osborne writes with humor and
poignancy about the life and times of the small town where she grew up, of her
family, friends and acquaintances, that are the personification of people we
have all known and sometimes loved.
She is often stopped on the street
or in the supermarket by people who say they have pinned her column to the
refrigerator door or who identify with her experiences as a wife, mother,
daughter and working woman. But the book is not for women only. Men will enjoy
her vignettes of sons, husbands and fathers as much.
To read her book is like sitting
down to have a conversation with an old friend. It will leave you with a better
feeling about yourself and the world around you.
Date Last Revised: 02/14/2003
Copyright©Janis Osborne 2003