Book description
A West Virginia family struggles amid the booms and busts of the Appalachian coal industry in this āpowerful, sure-footed, and hauntingā environmental novel from an author with echoes of John Steinbeck (The New York Times Book Review)
Set in present day West Virginia, this debut novel tells the story ofā¦
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1 author picked Strange as This Weather Has Been as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is the novel I can only wish I had written. Pancakeās expansive story of a family in a desperate struggle to save their homes and hollows from the ravages of mountaintop removal mining gives voice to modern-day Appalachians in the same way The Grapes of Wrath spoke for the displaced farmers of the Dustbowl era. (As one who loves Steinbeckās epic, I donāt make this connection lightly!) Another heartrending masterwork that I couldnāt stop thinking about as I read this book is Barbara Kingsolverās The Poisonwood BibleĀ because of its centering on motherhood, its similar structure, and its abilityā¦
From Jane's list on transporting readers to the Appalachian Mountains.
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