The Coalwood Way: A Memoir
By Homer Hickam
4.5/5
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
The strains can be felt within the Hickam home, where a beleaguered HomerSr. is resorting to a daring but risky plan to keep the mine alive, and his wife Elsie is feeling increasingly isolated from both her family and the townspeople. And Sonny, despite a blossoming relationship with a local girl whose dreams are as big as his, finds his own mood repeatedly darkened by an unexplainable sadness.
Eager to rally the town's spirits and make her son's final holiday season at home a memorable one, Elsie enlists Sonny and the Rocket Boys' aid in making the Coalwood Christmas Pageant the best ever. But trouble at the mine and the arrival of a beautiful young outsider threaten to tear the community apart when it most needs to come together. And when disaster strikes at home, and Elsie's beloved pet squirrel escapes under his watch, Sonny realizes that helping his town and redeeming himself in his mother's eyes may be a bigger-and more rewarding-challenge than he has ever faced.
The result is pure storytelling magic- a tale of small-town parades and big-hearted preachers, the timeless love of families and unforgettable adventures of boyhood friends-that could only come from the man who brought the world Rocket Boys
Homer Hickam
Homer Hickam (also known as Homer H. Hickam, Jr.) is the bestselling and award-winning author of many books, including the #1 New York Times memoir Rocket Boys, which was adapted into the popular film October Sky. A writer since grade school, he is also a Vietnam veteran, a former coal miner, a scuba instructor, an avid amateur paleontologist, and a retired engineer. He lives in Alabama and the Virgin Islands.
Read more from Homer Hickam
Carrying Albert Home: The Somewhat True Story of a Woman, a Husband, and her Alligator Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Dinosaur Hunter: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related to The Coalwood Way
Related ebooks
Mr. Darwin's Shooter: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rundown Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The White Knight, the Lost Kingdom, and the Sea Princess Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Cowboy Christmas An American Tale Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHeroes of To-Day Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Day on the Ridge Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDinner at Deviant's Palace Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Spirit Falls: Book One in the Long War Series Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe North Carolina Miscellany Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMistakes by the Lake Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDaughter of the Wind Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The King's Arrow Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Heat Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Spawn of the Desert Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNothing By Chance Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Witch of Salem or Credulity Run Mad Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCow Range and Hunting Trail Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMy Life's Stirring Adventures Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Magical Chance Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsArroyo: A Novel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBlack & Kiddo: A True Story of Dust, Determination, and Cowboy Dreams Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRedjack Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSoul Like a River Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRiding the Outlaw Trail: An Eye Classic Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Dovekeepers: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5River of Champions Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsForbidden Forest: The Story of Little John and Robin Hood Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Breaking the Fall Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSubway to California Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Literary Biographies For You
Don't Panic: Douglas Adams & The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Glass Castle: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Oscar Wilde: The Unrepentant Years Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: the heartfelt, funny memoir by a New York Times bestselling therapist Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Agatha Christie: An Elusive Woman Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dad on Pills: Fatherhood and Mental Illness Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5People, Places, Things: My Human Landmarks Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Pity the Reader: On Writing with Style Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Writing into the Wound: Understanding trauma, truth, and language Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dry: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, A History, A Memorial Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Moveable Feast Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Lincoln Lawyer: A Mysterious Profile Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShakespeare: The World as Stage Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Devil and Harper Lee Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Real Lolita: A Lost Girl, an Unthinkable Crime, and a Scandalous Masterpiece Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Woman Who Could Not Forget Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Party Monster: A Fabulous But True Tale of Murder in Clubland Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Writer's Diary Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Writers and Their Notebooks Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Deliberate Cruelty: Truman Capote, the Millionaire's Wife, and the Murder of the Century Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Confessions of a Bookseller Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5James Baldwin: A Biography Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Distance Between Us: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Very Best of Maya Angelou: The Voice of Inspiration Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Teacher Man: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How to Murder Your Life: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for The Coalwood Way
5 ratings0 reviews