Beneath the apple leaves
Verna, Harmony2017
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In 1916, Andrew Houghton's family is one of hundreds eking out an existence in the coal mines of southwestern Pennsylvania. Though he longs to be a veterinarian, he's fated for a life underground, picking rock alongside his father. That destiny changes when his aunt, Eveline Kiser, arranges for her husband to secure Andrew an apprenticeship on the railroad. Wilhelm Kiser, a German immigrant, has found his American dream in Pittsburgh, with a well-paying job as a brakeman, and a secure pension. But on Andrew's first week, an incident goes tragically wrong, leaving him severely injured, his dreams shattered. This book is a vivid, deeply moving portrait of family - its hardships, triumphs and passions - and a powerfully authentic evocation of life on the land and the hearts that sustain it.
Main title:
Beneath the apple leaves / Harmony Verna.
Author:
Verna, Harmony, author
Imprint:
New York : Kensington, 2017.
Collation:
516 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN:
9781617739439 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
813.6
Language:
English
BRN:
1852267
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