Book description
“A must-read for today's politics” (San Francisco Chronicle), the brilliant and provocative essays that established National Book Award finalist Sarah Smarsh as one of the most important commentators on America's class problem are collected in one searing and insightful volume.
In Bone of the Bone, Sarah Smarsh brings her graceful…
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1 author picked Bone of the Bone as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This collection of essays published by Sarah Smarsh from 2013 to 2024 gives a much richer, more complex and more authentic picture of life in the great heartland of the US than is usually provided in mainstream media. Her compassion for those struggling in the rural working class world in which she was raised, the sharpness of her insights into the current social and political challenges Americans are facing, and her gift for compelling storytelling and graceful writing make this a book that anyone who cares about the future of this country could benefit by reading.
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