Summary
Set in the fictional mining town of Jolly Mount, Pennsylvania, Sister Mine is told in the wry, honest and sometimes heartbreakingly poignant voice of Shae-Lynn Penrose, an offbeat ex-cop and now sole proprietor of the local cab company. Two years previously, five of Shae-Lynn’s friends were catapulted into media stardom when the pit in which they were working exploded. They survived five days underground and emerged as heroes - but neither they nor their town have been the sa…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780719556777 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0719556775 |
| Author: | Tawni O'dell |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 31 January 2008 |
| Weight: | 290g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 27mm |
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PRAISE FOR COAL RUN
Rich, compassionate story-telling - Entertainment Weekly It s a pleasure to see such a gifted, ambitious writer reinvigorating the tradition of social conscience combined with personal passion that has illuminated some of the finest, most moving works in American literature - Los Angeles TimesPRAISE FOR BACK ROADS Tense, conflicted and involving, O Dell s novel deftly captures the voice of a teenage boy who s in trouble and facing profound challenges - New York Times Book Review O Dell has tackled the real stuff of stories, and she s done it with compassion and a unique voice - New York Newsday O Dell s storytelling has natural flair - Los Angeles Times In the finest tradition of Faulkner and Caldwell - L Express, Paris A tough, outstanding novel - Le MondeAbout The Author
Tawni O'dell
Tawni O’Dell was born and raised in the Allegheny Mountains of western Pennsylvania, where she lives with her family: a daughter, 13, and a son, 10. Sister Mine is her third novel. Her first, Back Roads, was an Oprah Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller, her second, Coal Run, has been bought by the movies.
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