My Last Days as Roy Rogers

Critical Praise

"Engaging...Eminently readable....I read it over three times just to enjoy it again."
-Cleveland Plain Dealer

"Offers up a huge, delicious helping of life, southern style...Made me smile and, at times, laugh out loud "
-Birmingham News

"Devoto writes beautifully....Like to kill a mockingbird, this book paints a distinctly southern picture of friendship, justice, and the bond between outcasts."
-St. Petersburg Times

"Engaging...Graceful...[with] characters finely drawn....Devoto has an ear and eye for the vagaries of family and loyalty."
-Denver Post

"A mix of Harper Lee, Mark Twain, and Fannie Flagg, Pat Cunningham Devoto is a wonderful writer. The proof? Her new book, My Last Days As Roy Rogers....Full of interesting characters that make this novel all the more enjoyable, real, and fleshed-out...with rich detail and unforgettable moments."
-Midwest Book Review

"The literary love child of Harper Lee and Mark Twain....With such a delightful debut, her next appearance in print can't come too soon."
-Booklist (starred review)

"Enchanting...full of delicious tidbits....Devoto's writing is a joy. With simplicity of style, lyrical narrative, and careful reflection on an era, it is a classic...will make you laugh, sigh, shake your head, and maybe on occasion wipe away a tear."
-Southern Pines Pilot (NC)

"Fascinating...a captivating trip back in time."
-Dallas Morning News

"A delightful book filled with humor, warmth, and poignancy."
-Tampa Tribune

"What a joy to happen upon a novel that should appeal to preteen-age and centenarian alike, as well as everyone in between...splendid...ought to win a literary prize or two."
-The State (SC)

"Devoto is a talented new voice from the South with keen insight reminiscent of Eudora Welty or Harper Lee...a poignant and memorable debut."
-Library Booknotes

"Many memorable characters....Tab's antics bring heartache as well as laughter and suspense."
-Roanoke Times

"Affectingly details the bittersweet last summer of childhood...deftly evokes a time of blissfully ordinary comforts."
-Kirkus Reviews

"Devoto captures the feel and imagery of the 1950s South through a delightfully crafted and entertaining tale."
-Newport News Daily Press (VA)

"I was hooked by the third chapter....Devoto's strongest talent lies in her creation of living and breathing characters [who] rise from the pages of Devoto's book and become real people we know."
-First Draft (Alabama Writers' Forum)

"Roy Rogers would have liked it....Devoto writes with sensitivity and charm in bringing the characters to life...engaging and believable."
-Montgomery Advertiser

"When you find that little slip of history, mirth, and the joys of a summer childhood, beautifully detailed in a new, fresh book with an even newer, fresher writer, you just have to indulge the urge to crawl up inside the tome and savor all the warm and fuzzy memories of your own childhood."
-Opelika-Auburn News (AL)

"So much happens in this warm, funny debut novel that the poignant climax seems almost an afterthought...worth reading because of its fresh approach to a 'polio summer.'"
-Library Journal