Turned Funny: A Memoir

Celestine Sibley. HarperCollins Publishers, $8.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-06-091634-3

Sibley, whose special-interest column in the Atlanta Constitution is a popular feature in that newspaper, unfolds a remarkable autobiography. ``The richness of Sibley's unconventional and not untroubled life is conveyed with a deep pride in the legacy of four generations of independent men and women, free spirits who bequeathed her an unquenchable zest for life,'' observed PW . Illustrated. (Sept.)

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