Say You're Sorry:

“Yes, ma’am,” “No, ma’am,” elbows off the table, and thank you notes, all examples of the good manners that Southern mothers drill into their young. But the characters in these mostly Southern stories by Sarah Shankman know the deeper meaning of the term.Good manners are words and actions that put others at ease; bad manners don’t. And bad manners, like bad children, must be punished.A bride left ...