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I liked The book Woman of Troublesome Creek very much. Good story, good writing. I've started reading another book by an Appalachian writer named Ann Pancake, Strange as This Weather Has Been.
Set in present day West Virginia, this debut novel tells the story of a coal mining family—a couple and their four children—living through the latest mining boom and dealing with the mountaintop removal and strip mining that is ruining what is left of their hometown. As the mine turns the mountains "to slag and wastewater, workers struggle with layoffs and children find adventure in the blasted moonscape craters
I also admit to buying Mary Trump's book about her deranged uncle but haven't started it yet. I'm sure every word is true.
It is hotter than the hinges of hell in Georgia right now, and the only way to stay cool is to stay inside and read. Hope everyone here is staying cool.
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