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Chargement... Coal Riverpar Ellen Marie Wiseman
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Because the author did research into mining practices in this period, the story is interesting and well worth a book. It was easy to read, but the writing tripped me up. There are awkward similes and other figures of speech, awkward phrasing and coupling of words here and there, and it's repetitious throughout. Wordy. Emma, the main character, isn't quite believable. She trembles at nearly everything all the way through the book and yet shows courage or immaturity, depending on circumstance, in many situations that seem like bravery or stupidity, without regard for consequences. That's typical of young people sometimes. But those who quake that much in person don't usually take so many risks. And I thought she exhibited way too much empathy for someone her age and with her background. It made her seem older. She couldn't have known what mothers and others felt at that age. There was plenty of action and heartbreak, plenty revealed about mining practices, which was the interesting bit. Clayton, another main character, make a truly miraculous and instantaneous recovery from being shot, beaten, and being near death, according to the author, at the end. It wasn't believable at all in the time frame indicated. This could have been a sterling story but for these type notes on the writing. There were more small things, but the story felt as though the author got the historical portions right. The writing was too much the "telling" type, which makes a story a bit dry. Even with that, I liked the story. I really enjoyed this. I thought it was well written and entertaining. It delves into the lives of families who work for a mining company with awful and dangerous conditions and horrible pay. And into the people whose selfishness keeps them in poverty and those who fight to expose the truth. I'm very thankful I received this book in a giveaway and had the opportunity to read it. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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"In this vibrant new historical novel, the acclaimed author of The Plum Tree and What She Left Behind explores one young woman's determination to put an end to child labor in a Pennsylvania mining town... As a child, Emma Malloy left isolated Coal River, Pennsylvania, vowing never to return. Now, orphaned and penniless at nineteen, she accepts a train ticket from her aunt and uncle and travels back to the rough-hewn community. Treated like a servant by her relatives, Emma works for free in the company store. There, miners and their impoverished families must pay inflated prices for food, clothing, and tools, while those who owe money are turned away to starve. Most heartrending of all are the breaker boys Emma sees around the village--young children who toil all day sorting coal amid treacherous machinery. Their soot-stained faces remind Emma of the little brother she lost long ago, and she begins leaving stolen food on families' doorsteps, and marking the miners' bills as paid. Though Emma's actions draw ire from the mine owner and police captain, they lead to an alliance with a charismatic miner who offers to help her expose the truth. And as the lines blur between what is legal and what is just, Emma must risk everything to follow her conscience. An emotional, compelling novel that rings with authenticity--Coal River is a deft and honest portrait of resilience in the face of hardship, and of the simple acts of courage that can change everything."-- Provided by publisher. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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In this case, it is coal miners back in the early 1900's, and the young children alongside the men who had horrifying, dangerous jobs. And the people who did all they could to make changes to this awful way of living.
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