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The Holy Ghost and a Shine of Coal

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Availability:In StockContributor:Margaret Peggy KonertPublish date:9/1/2025Pages:196
Language:EnglishPublisher:Farmhouse BooksISBN-13:9780997261424ISBN-10:997261420UPC:9780997261424Book Category:FictionSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.45 inchesWeight:0.5908Product ID:SCK25H9TV6

Peggy Konert has penned a coming-of-age novel revolving around 10-year-old June

Ellen, set in late 1940s Arkansas. The defunct coal mining industry creates the tale's

backdrop for spunky June Ellen and her painful struggles with the changing social and

economic milieu post-World War II. Her father has Black Lung Disease. He and Mama

must fend off the mercenary Mr. Mackey's efforts to take over the Shoal Creek Mine-

which would bring the entire rural community to its knees. The mine is a paradox,

killing the miners yet providing their livelihood. Konert's novel is rich in period detail,

with hardscrabble folks as varied as the Ozark hills and hollows. A reading treasure for

historical fiction bibliophiles.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Farmhouse BooksISBN-13:9780997261424ISBN-10:997261420UPC:9780997261424Book Category:FictionSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.45 inchesWeight:0.5908Product ID:SCK25H9TV6
Konert, Margaret Peggy: - MARGARET "PEGGY" KONERT is a writer, master gardener, farmer, nature-lover and environmentalist. Born and raised in the Arkansas Ozarks and RiverValley, saving trees and wild places is at the top of her list. She has worn many hats, from semitruck driver, delivering organic foods across the country for burgeoningfood co-ops, to Clinical Social Worker and Assistant Professor of Social Work at theUniversity of Arkansas.
Publisher: Farmhouse Books

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