I liked this book. It takes place in Appalachia in the 1930’s and tells the story of a time and a place that I am not very familiar with…of poverty of the likes I have never seen, of a rich history of music, of hidden stills, of traveling preachers, of superstitions and of mysterious creatures that come out at night in the hills. The story slows down a little in the middle, but picks up again towards the end. I also loved the piece after the end of the story where the author explains where the story came from.
Velva Jean Learns to Drive by Jennifer Niven
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Have you seen the movie Songcatcher? It is good, and sounds a bit similar to this story.