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The Well and the Mine (Paperback)

by Gin Phillips (Author)
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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Virago Press Ltd (5 Nov 2009)
  • ISBN-10: 1844086534
  • ISBN-13: 978-1844086535
  • Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 12.8 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 17,722 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'The Well and the Mine doesn't just give you characters who'll stay with you - it gives you a whole world' Fannie Flagg, author of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe 'A tight-knit miner's family struggles against poverty ... Phillips fully enters the lives of her honorable characters and brings them vibrantly to the page' Publishers' Weekly


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An assured, inspiring debut which demonstrates the power of the human spirit to give comfort in times of hardship. In 1931 Carbon Hill, a small Alabama coal-mining town, nine-year-old Tess Moore watches from the darkness of her back porch as a strange woman lifts the cover off the family well and tosses a baby in without a word. It is the height of the Depression; while Tess's father, Albert, performs backbreaking and dangerous work at the mine, her mother, Leta, makes do without meat on her table. But the family are luckier than most; the food they can grow on their plot of land has so far saved them from the crippling poverty and near-starvation that besets their neighbours. 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. Resonant, vivid and clear-eyed 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 thing.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A little gem of a book - heartwarming and inspiring, 22 Sep 2008
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As a debut novel this is a little gem of a book written with restraint and tender regard for its wonderful characters who leap off the page and stay with you long after you have come to the end of this rather short but exquisite book.. The economy of expression gives huge emotional impact and the multi-layers of meaning contained in every expression defy the deceptive simplicity of the story. On the surface this is a story of an old Southern family living in difficult times and in straightened circumstances along with the rest of their community but it is so much more than an account of their trials and tribulations or how their love for each other together with their faith and moral compass keeps them united. Racial tensions, criminally punishing working conditions in the mines, poverty and small-town prejudices are all depicted and there is a great sense of the period. Running parallel is a mystery who-done-it as the book opens with the family discovering the body of a baby in their well. This is a most refreshing read and makes one long for the old-fashioned standards of fifty years ago when there was respect for others, when hard work brought its own rewards, when the kindness and generosity of members within a community made all the difference between life and death. The family in this charming story is remarkable: the parent's selfless solicitude and moral guidance and their solid values are inspirational and heart-warming. This is a highly recommended and highly commendable first novel by a writer with a great future.
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