The well and the mine gin phillips book

While the moore family and their story are a product of my imagination, the world they live in was very real. In a small alabama coalmining town during the summer of 1931, nineyearold tess moore sits on her back porch and watches a woman toss a baby into. The juxtaposition of the adult voices with those of the children provides an equal dose of realism. In a small alabama coalmining town during the summer of 1931, nineyearold tess moore sits on her back.

The unusual and intriguing title reflects the plots originality well. Read the well and the mine by gin phillips available from rakuten kobo. Her debut novel, the well and the mine, was a lovely read. Albert moore is a miner, yet manages to own land and buy his momma. Just a short, simple letter with a different number and name on each. The well and the mine gin phillips, author, fannie flagg, introduction by. Her second novel, come in and cover me, was published in 2012. Tess may live in physical poverty, but not poverty of the heart and mind. Nine year old tess moore is daydreaming by the well in the backyard when she sees a stranger drop a baby in it.

The well and the mine by gin phillips fiction the guardian. The moore family is a contemporary white middleclass family plopped into a historical setting. In each story the reader gets an view into all five members point of view. I was very excited to see gin phillipss second book, and i guess i was hoping for an extension of the well and the mine. Fiction social conditions social history nineteen thirties cities and towns alabama depressions coal mines and mining. It concerns the impoverished residents of carbon hill, alabama, and the mystery surrounding a baby dropped into a well in the dead of night and the lone girl who witnesses it. The moore family, a loving brood of five, is better off than. The well and the mine by gin phillips books hachette.

Following on the heels of the funeral dress, i guess ive just been in the mood for fiction of life in appalachian coal mining towns. A novel of warmth and true feeling, the well and the mine explores the value of community, charity, family, and hope that we can give each other during. Toward the end of the depression, he tracked down the addresses of miners whod moved on, and he wrote more than fifty of them letters. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. But in some ways, the babyinwell business is misleading, because it goes on. Virgie recollects, papa said it was an abomination what that woman did. Referred to as a luminous debut by the oregonian, the well and the mine is a 2008 novel by gin phillips set in alabama during the great depression. The well and the mine by gin phillips united for libraries. In 1931 carbon hill, a small alabama coalmining town, nineyearold tess moore watches from the darkness of her back porch as an unknown woman lifts the cover off the family well and tosses a baby in without a word. The well and the mine read online free book by gin. In a small alabama coalmining town during the summer of 1931, nineyearold tess moore sits on her back porch and watches a woman toss. In her debut novel, the author paints a rich portrait of family. In a small alabama coal mining town during the summer of 1931, nineyearold tess moore sits on her back. However, gin phillips pleasantly surprises with a warm and endearing story.

This gentle debut novel set in depressionera alabama kicks off with a startling opening scene. These are the opening scenes of gin phillips s novel. The place is carbon hill, a small coalmining community, in the midst of the depression. The well and the mine kindle edition by phillips, gin. However, she refrains from judging and imagines the circumstances that might have driven the well woman to.

In her first novel, the well and the mine 2008, alabama native gin phillips evocatively captured the south during the great depression. These are the opening scenes of gin phillipss novel. Barnes noble discover great new writersafter she threw th. A novel of warmth and true feeling, the well and the mine explores the value of community, charity, family, and hope that we can give each other during a time of hardship. The well and the mine by gin phillips used very good. Gin phillips has written a book so wise its hard to believe its her debut novel. The setting was a small mining town suffering the effects of the depression.

While things are difficult enough for this hardscrabble mining community, the depression increases the strain on many families nearly to the breaking point. My first impulse upon finishing it was simply to thank phillips for writing such a fine book, which is odd, because that sort of thing is never something that is at the forefront of my mind. A tightknit miners family struggles against poverty and racism in phillipss evocative first novel, set in depressionera alabama. The well and the mine is the story of one depressionera family in an alabama coalmining town, and the single night that forever changes their view of the world around them. She recently wrote her debut childrens book, the hidden summer. Resonant, vivid and cleareyed 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. The moore family, headed by albert and leta, and their children virgie, tess and jack, each take a turn at narrating the story. This was very different, and i was a bit disappointed at first. Gin phillips is the author of the well and the mine, winner of the 2009 barnes and noble discover prize in fiction, and come in and cover me. The well and the mine is a story about the people in a small mining town in. The well and the mine by gin phillips i loved this book. Gin phillips in 1931 carbon hill, a small alabama coalmining town, nineyearold tess moore watches a woman shove the cover off the family well and toss in a baby without a word. However, it is a good book, and she is a very good storyteller.

The well and the mine by skierlady see profile 069. However, i suspected it was a lackluster second book as is often the caseand i was right. The well and the mine by gin phillips librarything. One of the best things about the well and the mine is that it is from the first person prespective of all the members of the moore family. It is an uplifting story, despite its rather dark setting in 1930s alabama during the depression. By comparison, the well and the mine is pretty tepid stuff. A novel of warmth and true feeling, the well and the mine explores the value of. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in.

In 1931 carbon hill, a small alabama coalmining town, nineyearold tess moore watches a woman shove the cover off the family well and toss in a baby without a word. Fannie flagg said about gin phillips the well and the mine, when you close the book, youll miss these characters. The well and the mine a novel of warmth and true feeling, the well and the mine explores the value of community, charity, family, and hope that we can give each other during a time of hardship. However, i suspected it was a lackluster second bookas is often the caseand i was right. The story was well written and the characters were created fully for the 1930s in carbon hill, alabama.

I fell in love with these characters so much that i was sad to leave them as i finished the last page. It also fails to leave this time and take the reader to another. Gin phillips on the well and the mine the well and the mine is the story of one depressionera family in an alabama coalmining town, and the. Gin phillips birmingham, alabama is an american author. A newborn baby is thrown in a well by a strange, unknown woman at nighttime, the only witness being nine year old, spunky little tess moore. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. The well and the mine is a story about the people in a small mining town in alabama during the great depression. Skip to main navigation skip to main navigation skip to search skip to search skip to content english english, collapsed. This is a used book there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. 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. Book recommendations for people who like the well and the mine by gin phillips. Buy a cheap copy of the well and the mine book by gin phillips. For the moore family, focused on helping anyone in need during the great depression, the apparent murder forces them to face the darker side of their community and question the. Normally this style of writing can be pretty trickly to do but phillips made it easy to adjust to the shifting character perspectives by labeling the change.

They have the values and attitudes applauded by our time. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the well and the mine. Gin phillips discusses the origins behind her novel the well and the mine, which is set in a small alabama coalmining town during the summer of 1931. Gin phillips took me to the coal mines and hard times of alabama of the 1930s. The authors second book come in and cover me was published in 2012. The well and the mine by gin phillips reading guide. Gin phillips discusses the origins behind her novel the well and the mine, which is set in a small alabama coalmining town during the. So begins the well and the mine, a magnificent debut novel set in 1930s alabama. This event challenges her imaginative view of the world as a happy and wondrous place. When tess witnesses a woman throwing a baby into their well, no one believes her until the dead child is found, and. With an introduction by fannie flagg author of fried green tomatoes at the whistle stop cafe a novel of warmth and true feeling, the well and the mine.

The well and the mine by gin phillips, paperback barnes. I first read gin phillips second book, come in and cover me, and i wasnt thrilled. Gin phillips is an award winning american author of contemporary, historical fiction and childrens books. It concerns the moore family who are living in carbon hill, alabama, a coal mininf town, during the depression. Her new novel, come in and cover me, is set in the. This is the debut novel of gin phillips, an american writer. The well and the mine by gin phillips booksamillion. The well and the mine by gin phillips reading guidebook. But in some ways, the babyin well business is misleading, because it goes on to command relatively.