Coal town girls : a novella / Jan Goldwyn.
Coal Town Girls takes a step into the world of Joan and her best friend, Mary, coming of age in a 1940s mining town in the Pennsylvania Appalachians. Just as the beauty of the girls’ beloved Stoneycreek River is tinged with the orange sulfur of mining run-off, so is the loveliness and innocence of their lives tinged by the hardness of the time and place. Class, gender, alcoholism, boyfriends, family, abandonment – these are all currents the girls navigate with strength, determination and humor. At the heart of the story is Joan’s struggle and coming to terms with a father who has been absent until circumstances bring them together after he serves time for manslaughter. Her close friendship with Mary helps to carry her through.
Record details
- ISBN: 9798441821223
- Physical Description: 94 pages : ; 23 cm
- Publisher: [unknown] : [self-published], 2022.
- Copyright: 2022
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Subject: | Holsopple, (Pa) > 1940s > Fiction. Friendship > Fiction. |
Genre: | Fiction. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Conemaugh Township Branch | F GOLD (Text) | 35907001749741 | SOCC Fiction | Available | - |
Somerset County Library | FIC GOLD (Text) | 35907001748305 | SOCM Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
Coal Town Girls takes a step into the world of Joan and her best friend, Mary, coming of age in a 1940s mining town in the Pennsylvania Appalachians. Just as the beauty of the girls’ beloved Stoneycreek River is tinged with the orange sulfur of mining run-off, so is the loveliness and innocence of their lives tinged by the hardness of the time and place. Class, gender, alcoholism, boyfriends, family, abandonment – these are all currents the girls navigate with strength, determination and humor. At the heart of the story is Joan’s struggle and coming to terms with a father who has been absent until circumstances bring them together after he serves time for manslaughter. Her close friendship with Mary helps to carry her through.