Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Backbeat
Pages: 256
Trim: 6½ x 9⅜
978-1-4930-6520-2 • Hardback • June 2022 • $27.95 • (£19.99)
978-1-4930-6521-9 • eBook • June 2022 • $26.50 • (£19.99)
Holding a master’s degree in education and reading specialist certification, Carol Cash Large, “Ms. Carol,” taught reading for many years in Oklahoma and Tennessee. While Blake Shelton: Happy Anywhere is her first nonfiction book, it has been over thirty years in the making, and she is excited to share it with you.
“I think it is so cool that Carol kept a journal on all the events that happened in Blake Shelton's life. It’s one thing to get Blake’s point of view but to hear another person’s perspective, who was there with him every step of the way, is priceless. I wish I had somebody writing all of those memories down for my career! I learned a lot about Blake and his early days in country music—I know you will too.”—Reba McEntire
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"Blake Shelton is not only one of my favorite people to interview, he's one of my favorite people period. I've interviewed him a lot through the years and I thought I knew a pretty good bit about my friend—research makes for a great interview after all—but after reading Happy Anywhere, boy was I wrong! Carol Large's book is so enjoyable and eye-opening! Carol and her husband Larry have been close friends of Blake's for a long time—they helped move him to Nashville right after high school!
From learning about Blake's hometown of Ada, Oklahoma, to seeing priceless photos, this book is full of Carol's personal stories and memories that any Blake Shelton fan and friend will enjoy reading."
—Nan Kelley, Television Host-GAC Top 20 Country Countdown, Authentic America, Opry Live, JTV
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