The Well And The Mine - Brossura

Phillips, Gin

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1844086542 ISBN 13: 9781844086542

Casa editrice: Virago, 2010

Riassunto

An assured, inspiring debut which demonstrates the power of the human spirit to give comfort in times of hardship.
In 1931 Carbon Hill, a small Alabama coal-mining town, nine-year-old Tess Moore watches from the darkness of her back porch as a strange woman lifts the cover off the family well and tosses a baby in without a word.
It is the height of the Depression; while Tess's father, Albert, performs backbreaking and dangerous work at the mine, her mother, Leta, makes do without meat on her table. But the family are luckier than most; the food they can grow on their plot of land has so far saved them from the crippling poverty and near-starvation that besets their neighbours. As Tess tries to unravel the mystery of the woman at the well, a portrait emerges of a family and a community struggling to survive the darkest of times. Resonant, vivid and clear-eyed in its portrayal of both the best and the worst of human nature, The Well and the Mine is a stunning novel about love, hope and the importance of doing the right thing.

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Recensione

** 'Phillip s' book evinces psychological depth and atmospheric features that are usually the hallmark of more experienced writers (Sunday Business Post)

** 'Gripping (Red)

** 'A lovely, subtle novel, a moving portrait of the Depression-era American south (Observer)

** 'A gentle, thoughtful and moving book (Psychologies)

Descrizione del libro

* A deeply affecting, timely, and emotionally uplifting story set in Depression-era Alabama about the value of community, charity, family and hope.

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• Editore: Virago
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1844086542
• ISBN 13: 9781844086542
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 288