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Loading... Appalachian Justice (Cedar Hollow Series) (Volume 1) (edition 2013)by Melinda Clayton
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This is one of though books that most readers find thereselves torn on whether to download or not. You want to read the book but are afraid that some others may see you reading a book in this topic/genre. I tell you not to be afraid and to tell those who snicker to read it themselves. Melinda does a superb job of telling a side of a story we tend to ignore in a place that is seldom thought of. I applaud her book and challenge all who read this interview to sample the book. You will sample, read and then buy. ( ) no reviews | add a review
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HTML: Billy May Platte is a half Irish, half Cherokee Appalachian woman who learned the hard way that 1940s West Virginia was no place to be different. As Billy May explains, "We was sheltered in them hills. We didn't know much of nothin' about life outside of them mountains. I did not know the word lesbian; to us, gay meant havin' fun and queer meant somethin' strange." In 1945, when Billy May was fourteen years old and orphaned, three local boys witnessed an incident in which Billy May's sexuality was called into question. Determined to teach her a lesson she would never forget, they orchestrated a brutal attack that changed the dynamics of the tiny coal mining village of Cedar Hollow, West Virginia forever. Global Ebook Gold Medal Winner in 2013, a finalist for the University of North Carolina-Wilmington's Synergy Program in 2013, and voted Sapphic Readers Book Club Book of the Year in 2011 (under a different imprint), Appalachian Justice is a work of southern fiction that delves into social issues such as poverty, domestic violence, misogyny, and sexual orientation. Ultimately, however, Appalachian Justice delivers a message of hope. No library descriptions found. |
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