It’s partly in the discourse because of that one book. But they are gaining momentum, and even though there are some excellent classic novels out there set in the Appalachian region, it does seem like people have a pretty set expectation and go-to when talking about books set in Appalachia. For a while, it felt like I could never find books that felt like they were set near my home and about people like me. From Joy Castro comes a heartbreaking and triumphant novel of old wounds and family secrets.īooks about Appalachia are becoming more popular, and I have to say that I feel some kind of way every time I see a new book out taking place in Kentucky. Her mother has left her another legacy, too, which reveals secrets that Isabel is only beginning to understand. Back on the land she has inherited, she’s flooded with memories of the forest where she roamed free, of her beloved lost brother, and of the house where she grew up. But when her estranged mother dies, she’s forced to face her brutal childhood growing up in the West Virginia hills, a past that not even her husband knows. Isabel is a successful sculptor living in Chicago.
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