Tag: Appalachia

Title: Sweeping Up Glass Author:  Carolyn Wall Publisher: Delta, August 2009 Summary: Olivia Harker was a happy child living with her father in rural Kentucky. Her father, Tate, was her whole world and she loved helping him take care of wounded and sick animals. Olivia’s...

Title: Serena Author: Ron Rash Publisher: Ecco, October 2008 Summary: Have you ever read a book that is so good, you just don’t understand how the author isn’t more well-known? For me, that book was the astonishing One Foot in Eden by Ron Rash. This...

Title:  Broken Angel Author:  Sigmund Brouwer Summary: Set in a Christian dystopia, in the not-so-far-off future, Broken Angel is the story of religious fundamentalism gone horribly wrong. Caitlin has grown up in Appalachia, an independent country within the United States run by fanatics who have...