At Home in the Heart of Appalachia: A Memoir - Paperback
by John O'Brien
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780385721394ISBN-10:385721390UPC:9780385721394Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Memoirs, Sociology, Poverty & HomelessnessBook Topic:RuralSize:7.90 x 5.20 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SCMX012TDT
At Home in the Heart of Appalachia: A Memoir
John O'Brien was raised in Philadelphia by an Appalachian father who fled the mountains to escape crippling poverty and family tragedy. Years later, with a wife and two kids of his own, the son moved back into those mountains in an attempt to understand both himself and the father from whom he'd become estranged. At once a poignant memoir and a tribute to America's most misunderstood region, At...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780385721394ISBN-10:385721390UPC:9780385721394Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Memoirs, Sociology, Poverty & HomelessnessBook Topic:RuralSize:7.90 x 5.20 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SCMX012TDT
John O'Brien has held writing fellowships at the University of Iowa and Stanford University, and he was the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship. His work has appeared in Hudson Review, Massachusetts Review, TriQuarterly, Country Journal, Harrowsmith, and Gray's Sporting Journal. This is his first book. He lives with his wife, Becky, in Franklin, West Virginia.
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