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The well and the mine by gin phillips reading guide. This is the debut novel of gin phillips, an american writer. Written with the same warmth and depth of feeling that drew readers to the well and the mine, phillips debut, come in and cover me is a haunting and engrossing new novel. Gin phillips discusses the origins behind her novel the well and the mine, which is set in a small alabama coalmining town during the summer of 1931. In 1931 carbon hill, a small alabama coalmining town, nineyearold tess moore watches from the darkness of her back porch as an unknown woman lifts the cover off the family well and tosses a baby in without a word. In a small alabama coal mining town during the summer of 1931, nineyearold tess moore sits on her back. The well and the mine by gin phillips librarything.
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These are the opening scenes of gin phillipss novel. As tess tries to unravel the mystery of the woman at the well, a portrait emerges of a family and a community struggling to survive the darkest of times. In a small alabama coalmining town during the summer of 1931, nineyearold tess moore sits on her back porch and watches a woman toss a baby into. It concerns the moore family who are living in carbon hill, alabama, a coal mininf town, during the depression. Narrated in turn by tess, her siblings, and her parentseach haunted by the unfathomable act of that shadow womangin phillipss novel, the well and the mine is part mystery, part meditation on poverty, race, and community in smalltown america. These are the opening scenes of gin phillips s novel. Gin phillips has written critically acclaimed books for adults, and is now making her foray into childrens literature. Emd offers a premium experience that includes unlimited access to cd quality music. Well mine again dont know where, dont know when but i know well mine again in some dark cave well mine again dont know where, dont know when but i know. In 1931 carbon hill, a small alabama coalmining town, nineyearold tess moore watches from the darkness of her back porch as an unknown woman lifts the cover off the family well and tosses a. Read fierce by gin phillips available from rakuten kobo.
Gin phillips is a freelance writer whose features have appeared in american profile, american spirit, platinum, and womans world. A novel of warmth and true feeling, the well and the mine explores the value of. She recently wrote her debut childrens book, the hidden summer she lives in birmingham, alabama. Narrated in turn by tess, her siblings, and her parentseach haunted by the unfathomable act of that shadow woman gin phillips s novel, the well and the mine is part mystery, part meditation on poverty, race, and community in smalltown america during the 1930s. For the moore family, focused on helping anyone in need during the great depression. The setting was a small mining town suffering the effects of the depression. Written with the same warmth and depth of feeling that drew readers to the well and the mine, phillips s debut, come in and cover me is a haunting and engrossing new novel. Free lyrics 59 song lyrics sorted by album, including all right now, walk in my shadow, oh i wept. A novel of warmth and true feeling, the well and the mine explores the value of community, charity, family, and hope that we can give each other during. Resonant, vivid and cleareyed in its portrayal of both the best and the worst of human nature, the well and the mine is a stunning novel about love, hope and the importance of doing the right. They have the values and attitudes applauded by our time. I first read gin phillips second book, come in and cover me, and i wasnt thrilled. Birminghambased author gin phillips is living the life most writers dream of. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Scott nadelson won the oregon book award and the great lakes colleges association award for saving stanley in 2004. Barnes noble discover great new writersafter she threw th. The well and the mine by gin phillips francesca segal. However, i suspected it was a lackluster second bookas is often the caseand i was right.
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Read the well and the mine by gin phillips available from rakuten kobo. However, i suspected it was a lackluster second bookas is often the case and i was right. Along with most of the carbon hill men, albert moore labors in the mines, but he also owns and works a small patch of. Albert moore is a miner, yet manages to own land and buy his momma. The back porch comes right off our kitchen, with wide graybrown boards you can lose a penny between if youre not careful.
Aug 19, 2009 gin phillips discusses the origins behind her novel the well and the mine, which is set in a small alabama coalmining town during the summer of 1931. Narrated in turn by tess, her siblings, and her parentseach haunted by the unfathomable act of that shadow womangin phillipss novel, the well and the mine is part mystery, part meditation on poverty, race, and community in smalltown america during the 1930s. In the well and the mine, gin phillips presents a heartwarming picture of smalltown southern usa during the great depression of the 1930s. Gin worked for many years as a freelance magazine editor, and now lives in birmingham, alabama with her husband, children, and their dog. The well and the mine is the story of one depressionera family in an alabama coalmining town, and the single night that forever changes their view of the world around them. Her second novel, come in and cover me, was published in 2012. She lives in birmingham, alabama, with her husband, children, and dog.
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