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Winner of the 1997 Appalachian Studies Award Appalachian Writers Association 1999 Book of the Year Winner of the Susan Koppleman Award of the Popular Culture Association for Best Edited Collection in Women's Studies Joyce Dyer is director of writing and associate professor of English at Hiram College, Ohio."
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"The writers here represent some of the most unique and often unsung talent in literature. These essays will carry you to a far mountain place and whet your appetite for more" -- Magazine (Baton Rouge, LA)
"In voices that are honest and true, these women celebrate the rich cultural mother lode of the Appalachians." -- Magill Book Reviews
"A rich and outstanding contribution." -- McCormick (SC) Messenger
"Hats off to Joyce Dyer for such a grand idea for a book." -- Now & Then
"A marvel of a book, one whose significance far exceeds the boundaries of the mountains." -- NWSA Journal
"Taken together, these essays articulate the difficult beauty, history, culture, and deep-rootedness of the 'Southern Appalachian region, the section that forms the book's focus'." -- Ohioana Quarterly
"Each essay is like sitting on the porch and drinking a cool lemonade while each writer weaves a story of a grandmother or uncle or describes some homeplace long abandoned, but never forgotten." -- Paintsville Herald
"Dyer succeeds admirably in a dual purpose: to promote a vital and virtually unknown body of work, and to suggest an Appalachian spirit that transcends state borders and artistic genres." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Kirkus Reviews
A broad sampling of deeply impressive writings—essays, memoirs, poetry, letters, storiesþby women from the Southern Highlands, edited by Dyer (In a Tangled Wood, not reviewed). If the word Appalachia conjures little more for you than mining disasters and Walker Evans photos, turn these pages and discover the remarkable storytelling tradition that flourished there, and thrives still. Every one of these 35 pieces goes down smooth as a glass of Georgia peach, even when it bites. A few of the names of the contributors will be familiarþNikki Giovanni and Gail Godwin, Jayne Anne Phillips, whose offering is a terrific out-of-time remembrance of her hometown, circa 1962þbut most of the women here (all were born in the 20th century) have toiled long and hard, often in obscurity, their love of words keeping the storytelling art aliveþand high art it is. Each writer was asked to address how the Appalachias had affected them (whites, African-Americans, and Native Americans are represented). There are good doses of the stubborn, rooted poetry of attachment by Kathryn Stripling Byer, Rita Sims Quillen, and others. Lou V.P. Crabtree, a certified old soul, tenders a stark, lyric portrait of Price Hollow; Hilda Downer's depiction of Bandanaþ"named for the red bandana Clinchfield Railroad tied to a laurel branch to denote an imaginary train station"þis more sensuous. Denise Gardinia tells of losing her innocence to grammar, and Ellesa Clay High takes readers on a tour of her home patch through a "soft female rain that can last for days hereþsomething we share with Seattle and other places." There are 26 others, each as deserving of mention as the next.This collection won the 1997 Appalachian Studies Award—likely hands down, and deservedly so. (b&w photos, not seen)Product Details
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