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Coal town girls : a novella / Jan Goldwyn.

Goldwyn, Jan, (author.).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9798441821223
  • Physical Description: 94 pages : ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: [unknown] : [self-published], 2022.
Subject: Holsopple, (Pa) > 1940s > Fiction.
Friendship > Fiction.
Genre: Fiction.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
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.

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