The World through the Dime Store Door: A Memoir

Aileen Henderson is a versatile, award-winning author who gives us a priceless look back at a time lost. Her book, The World Through the Dime Store Door, has something for everyone. If you are older, her memories bring back memories of your own. If you are young, you will see a vivid picture of life before and up to World War II. This book brings to life things we have thought were lost, but are found again in these pages. This book is a "must have" for every reader. It would make an exceptionally valued addition to your own collection, and would also be a perfect gift for birthdays, Christmas, etc.

Helps me understand what life was like in the early 1900's. Good stories well told.

Aileen Henderson describes her growing up in the world of Tuscaloosa in the 1930s and 1940s with humor and realistic details. I was sad when I reached the end of the book. I wanted to hear more of her stories.

I did not even make it halfway though before I quit reading.

Aileen Kilgore Henderson is truly a delightful writer, and her life has been filled with adventures of all kinds! I thoroughly enjoyed reading about her experiences growing up in the Depression, her first job as a dime store salesgirl, and her eventual joining of the WAC as an airplane mechanic during World War II. The fact that she is from my community (Tuscaloosa County, Alabama) makes the stories all the more interesting and meaningful to me because of the familiarity of the places and even some of the people. An accomplishment at any age, Ms. Henderson published this book when she was 99!