The mountain is a lonely place. Welcome to Sourwood, a small Kentucky
town inhabited by men and women unique and yet eerily familiar. Among
its joyful and tragic citizens we meet the crafty, spirited Caleb and
his curious younger brother; Pearl, a suspected witch, and her
sheltered daughter, Thanie; superstitious Eli; and the doomed orphan
Girty. In Sourwood, the mountain is both a keeper of secrets and an
imposing, isolating presence, shaping the lives of all who live in its
shadow.
Strong in both the voice and sensibilities of Appalachia, the stories
in _Miss America Kissed Caleb_ are at turns heartbreaking and
hilarious. In the title story, young Caleb turns over his hard-earned
dime to the war effort when he receives a coaxing kiss from Miss
America, who sweeps into Sourwood by train, "pretty as a night moth."
Caleb and his brother share in the thrills and uncertainties of
growing up, making an accidental visit to a brothel in "Fourth of
July" and taming a "high society" pooch in "The Jimson Dog." These
stories invoke a place and a time that have long passed—a way of
living nearly extinct—yet the beauty of the language and the truth
revealed in the characters' everyday lives continue to resonate with
modern readers.
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ISBN
9780813158181
Publisert
2015
Utgiver
Vendor
The University Press of Kentucky
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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