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Chargement... The Secret Wisdom of the Earth (original 2015; édition 2016)par Christopher Scotton (Auteur)
Information sur l'oeuvreThe Secret Wisdom of the Earth par Christopher Scotton (2015)
  
Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.  jj24 | May 27, 2024 |    ) Maryjane75 | Sep 30, 2023 | ) houghtonjr | Jan 1, 2022 | ) delphimo | Jul 12, 2020 | With scars on the land paralleling those that grow on the human psyche, with things that can and can’t heal, and with perfectly timed revelations, the present life of a wounded teen, the past of a wounded grandfather, and the future of a broken mountain all come together. Bound up in it all are human demands and expectations, competing needs and greeds, and the cruel fire of moral rectitude that can turn love to hate as surely as a mountain-top blown away. The characters feel real. The trek through wilderness is haunting and unforgettable. And the trek through regrets, slowly turning hearts from what’s lost to what’s yet to come, is wisely offered, a legend for our times. There’s just the right touch of coincidence, just the right touch of mystical hope, and just the right touch of righteous understanding… I love this book. Disclaimer: A friend loaned it to me. Thank you Jean. (  ) SheilaDeeth | Sep 20, 2018 | aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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"After witnessing the death of his younger brother in a terrible home accident, 14-year-old Kevin and his grieving mother are sent for the summer to live with Kevin's grandfather. In this peeled-paint coal town deep in Appalachia, Kevin quickly falls in with a half-wild hollow kid named Buzzy Fink who schools him in the mysteries and magnificence of the woods. The events of this fateful summer will affect the entire town of Medgar, Kentucky. Medgar is beset by a massive Mountaintop Removal operation that is blowing up the hills and back filling the hollows. Kevin's grandfather and others in town attempt to rally the citizens against the 'company' and its powerful owner to stop the plunder of their mountain heritage. When Buzzy witnesses the brutal murder of the opposition leader, a sequence is set in play which tests Buzzy and Kevin to their absolute limits in an epic struggle for survival in the Kentucky mountains. Redemptive and emotionally resonant, The Secret Wisdom of the Earth is narrated by an adult Kevin looking back on the summer when he sloughed the coverings of a boy and took his first faltering steps as a man among a rich cast of characters and an ambitious effort to reclaim a once great community"-- Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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4.5 stars
The prose in this book created a song in my heart like the tunes that have been sung throughout the Appalachian Mountains for the last few centuries. Author Christopher Scotton has created a beautifully-written novel which I couldn't help but think of as a modern-day "To Kill a Mockingbird". He has combined a coming-of-age tale with stories of tragedy, the power of love over hate, the complexities of the coal mining economy, and a deep reverence for the beauty of nature and a sense of place.
The characters in this book are well-developed, and I imagine readers will have their favorites, as I did. The plot may get a wee bit fantastical toward the end, but first-time novelist Scotton is forgiven because the rest of the novel is so strong (note for the author: next time one or two catastrophes are enough -- they don't need to pile on each other).
Highly recommended. (