West Virginia (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781944700041)

When Jamie Paddock learns of his father's suicide, memories of his childhood in West Virginia come roaring back. One of the few people in his town to ever make it out, Jamie's living in New York City now, developing marketing videos for YouTube, struggling to write and partying a lot -- all while suppressing the accent that gives him away. Spurred by an artistic curiosity surrounding his silent and private father, Jamie goes home, staying with his disabled mother and sister in their trailer, conveniently located between two Walmarts. Always poorer than the local coal miners, Jamie's family relies on welfare, but it is the mystery of his father's suicide that will help define Jamie's identity and possibly decide whether he leaves West Virginia for good.


Author: Joe Halstead
ISBN-10: 1944700048
ISBN-13: 9781944700041
Publisher: Unnamed Press
Language: English
Published: 01/10/2017
Pages: 186
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 7.90h x 4.90w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2016
Publishers Weekly 01/09/2017