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News From Heaven: The Bakerton Stories

by Jennifer Haigh
News From Heaven: The Bakerton Stories
News From Heaven: The Bakerton Stories

Evocative tales of a small coal-mining community.

If you enjoy immersing yourself in the fabric of small-town life, "News from Heaven" will resonate deeply with you. Jennifer Haigh revisits Bakerton, artfully weaving short stories that capture the spirit of the place and its people with empathy and nuance. It's a book that offers a profound look into the human heart against the backdrop of a community's triumphs and trials.

  • Laurence L. & Thomas Winship/PEN New England Award for Fiction (2014)
  • Massachusetts Book Award for Fiction (2014)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

News From Heaven: The Bakerton Stories

by Jennifer Haigh
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ISBN: 9780062253439
Authors: Jennifer Haigh
Publisher: Harper Large Print
Date of Publication: 2013-01-29
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: War, Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.85
(rated by 1809 readers)

Description

The bestselling author of Faith and The Condition, Jennifer Haigh returns with a collection of unforgettable short stories centered around the vividly imagined world of Bakerton, Pennsylvania--the setting of her beloved novel Baker Towers--a coal-mining town rocked by decades of painful transition. From its heyday during two world wars through its slow decline, Bakerton is a town that refuses to give up gracefully, binding succeeding generations to the place that made them. With a revolving cast of characters, these stories explore how our roots, the families and places in which we are raised, shape the people we eventually become. News from Heaven looks unflinchingly at the conflicting human desires for escape and for connection, and explores the enduring hold of home.
 

Evocative tales of a small coal-mining community.

If you enjoy immersing yourself in the fabric of small-town life, "News from Heaven" will resonate deeply with you. Jennifer Haigh revisits Bakerton, artfully weaving short stories that capture the spirit of the place and its people with empathy and nuance. It's a book that offers a profound look into the human heart against the backdrop of a community's triumphs and trials.

  • Laurence L. & Thomas Winship/PEN New England Award for Fiction (2014)
  • Massachusetts Book Award for Fiction (2014)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.