Hawker Olivia - October In The Earth A Novel - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: In Depression - era Kentucky a defiant wife embarks on an impulsive and liberating journey in a powerful novel by the bestselling author of One for the Blackbird One for the Crow and The Ragged Edge of Night. Del Wensley wife of the most celebrated preacher in Harlan County tries to mind her place. Until her husband's infidelity pushes an already strained marriage to a breaking point. Clinging to her last hope for self - respect Del turns her back on the rigid life she's known. A coal train is rolling through the valley. With her eyes wide open to the unfamiliar and to the freedom she craves Del takes to the rails. Rumbling across America Del is soon drawn into a transient community among outcasts and finds a special friend in Louisa Trout. A nomadic single mother Louisa teaches Del the ways of the boxcars and promises to help her reach a migrant enclave where Del can learn the skills she ll need to survive. But as they move forward together under desperate circumstances even the closest of bonds threatens to break. With the Depression taking its toll Del must gather her strength and faith. As she carries on toward one unknown after another her life becomes a fulfilling sometimes dangerous and exhilarating adventure. But no matter the risks it's a life that she alone controls.
Title: October In The Earth A Novel
Author(s): Hawker Olivia
Publisher: Amazon Publishing
Barcode: 9781662511097
Pages: 331 Pages
Publication Date: 10/10/2023
Category: Historical Fiction