Strange as This Weather Has Been
of Ann Pancake
Description
Set in present day West Virginia, Ann Pancakeâs debut novel, Strange As This Weather Has Been, tells the story of a coal mining familyâ a couple and their four childrenâ living through the latest mining boom and dealing with the mountaintop removal and strip mining that is ruining what is left of their mountain life. As the mine turns the mountains to slag and wastewater, workers struggle with layoffs and children find adventure in the blasted moonscape craters.Strange As This Weather Has Been follows several members of the family, with a particular focus on fifteen-year-old Bant and her mother, Lace. Working at a âscabâ motel, Bant becomes involved with a young miner while her mother contemplates joining the fight against the mining companies. As domestic conflicts escalate at home, the children are pushed more and more outside among junk from the floods and felled trees in the hollowsâ the only nature they have ever known. But Bant has other memories and is as curious and strong-willed as her mother, and ultimately comes to discover the very real threat of destruction that looms as much in the landscape as it does at home.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 357 pages
- Publisher Counterpoint
- Publication Date September 28th 2007
- First Publication 09/10/07
- Language English
- ISBN 9781593761660
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['West Virginia (United States)']
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