Have you read: "Saving Cee Cee Hunnycutt" ? At first it tells about her mother's problems, and from there on it is light reading, funny and inspirational-- all at the same time. I read it in two sittings. And am now reading: "The Help" which came highly recommended as well. If you have a Kindle, you can buy books over the wireless and get "instant gratification" ! :)