Peggy Konert has penned a coming-of-age novel revolving around 10-year-old JuneEllen, set in late 1940s Arkansas. The defunct coal mining industry creates the tale'sbackdrop for spunky June Ellen and her painful struggles with the changing social andeconomic milieu post-World War II. Her father has Black Lung Disease. He and Mamamust 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 Ouachita hills and hollows. A reading treasure forhistorical fiction bibliophiles.
AmazonPages: 196, Paperback, Farmhouse Books
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