{"product_id":"strange-as-this-weather-has-ann-pancake-9781593761660","title":"Strange as This Weather Has Been","description":"\u003cb\u003eA West Virginia family struggles amid the booms and busts of the Appalachian coal industry in this \"powerful, sure-footed, and haunting\" novel with echoes of John Steinbeck (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in present day West Virginia, this debut novel tells the story of a coal mining family--a couple and their four children--living through the latest mining boom and dealing with the mountaintop removal and strip mining that is ruining what is left of their hometown. As the mine turns the mountains \"to slag and wastewater,\" workers struggle with layoffs and children find adventure in the blasted moonscape craters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrange as This Weather Has Been\u003c\/i\u003e follows several members of the family, with a particular focus on fifteen-year-old Bant and her mother, Lace. Working at a motel, Bant becomes involved with a young miner while her mother contemplates joining the fight against the mining companies. As domestic conflicts escalate at home, the children are pushed more and more frequently outside among junk from the floods and felled trees in the hollows--the only nature they have ever known. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Bant has other memories and is as curious and strong-willed as her mother, and ultimately comes to discover the very real threat of destruction that looms as much in the landscape as it does at home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ann Pancake\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 159376166X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781593761660\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2007 pg. 822\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/27\/2007 pg. 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2007 pg. 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2007 pg. 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/14\/2007 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/21\/2007 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Best Books\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2007 pg. 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist Editors Choice\/Adult\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2008 pg. 10","brand":"Ann Pancake","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044910887167,"sku":"9781593761660","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b7bab9ba-2391-480f-9db9-d70f6e8fc731.jpg?v=1684975634","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/strange-as-this-weather-has-ann-pancake-9781593761660","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}