Coal River, by Ellen Marie Wiseman
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In this vibrant new historical novel, the acclaimed author of The Plum Tree and What She Left Behind explores one young woman's determination to put an end to child labor in a Pennsylvania mining town. . .As a child, Emma Malloy left isolated Coal River, Pennsylvania, vowing never to return. Now, orphaned and penniless at nineteen, she accepts a train ticket from her aunt and uncle and travels back to the rough-hewn community. Treated like a servant by her relatives, Emma works for free in the company store. There, miners and their impoverished families must pay inflated prices for food, clothing, and tools, while those who owe money are turned away to starve. Most heartrending of all are the breaker boys Emma sees around the village--young children who toil all day sorting coal amid treacherous machinery. Their soot-stained faces remind Emma of the little brother she lost long ago, and she begins leaving stolen food on families' doorsteps, and marking the miners' bills as paid. Though Emma's actions draw ire from the mine owner and police captain, they lead to an alliance with a charismatic miner who offers to help her expose the truth. And as the lines blur between what is legal and what is just, Emma must risk everything to follow her conscience. An emotional, compelling novel that rings with authenticity--Coal River is a deft and honest portrait of resilience in the face of hardship, and of the simple acts of courage that can change everything.
Coal River, by Ellen Marie Wiseman- Amazon Sales Rank: #12069 in Books
- Published on: 2015-11-24
- Released on: 2015-11-24
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.20" h x 1.00" w x 5.60" l, .81 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 304 pages
About the Author Ellen Marie Wiseman was born and raised in Three Mile Bay, a tiny hamlet in Northern New York. Ellen lives on the shores of Lake Ontario with her husband, two spoiled Shih-Tzus, and a rescued yellow lab. She loves to cook, travel, garden, watch movies, and spend time with her children and grandchildren. For more visit: www.ellenmariewiseman.com.
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20 of 23 people found the following review helpful. complex and engrossing story By Liz I just finished reading Coal River. It was unexpectedly enjoyable. The plot has layer after layer which are unraveled at just the right moments. Without giving too much away the story is that of an older teen girl who loses her parents and must live with her less than kind aunt and uncle. She moves to the Pennsylvania mining town of Coal River, where she once stayed for a few months as a child. She eventually becomes involved in the cause of improving conditions for miners and their families, particularly for children working there. The focus is really this crusade with her personal family life and small town politics taking on supporting roles in the storyEach of the main characters is incredibly well developed. The more minor characters are also brought to life in a vivid way. Many characters developed in unexpected ways. I often found myself realizing someone wasn't what I had imagined them to be without really being able to pinpoint when the change occurred. This depth of writing made for emotional reading. I was physically tense during the more intense parts of the book, felt warm and happy during the few sweet/romantic parts, and cried during the particularly sad parts. Start to finish, this book was an emotional experience.While I can't say for sure how much of the history presented is accurate everything I've fact checked checks out although at different times and places. There is an attention to historical authenticity not often found in non fiction literature. Everything from the clothes to the mining process to the way miners families lived is, often sadly, correct from a historical standpoint. Wiseman takes license to tell the story as it could have happened. She does this believably, the mark of an accomplished author of historical fiction. Although this is a minor detail the one glaring error was a funeral prayer. A priest at that time would have said the prayers in Latin rather than English. Not a big deal and this in no way detracts from the plot but it stuck out to me in an otherwise very well researched book.If I had to come up with something I don't like about the book it would be that while the descriptive writing paints an incredible picture it gets to be somewhat tedious after the first hundred pages or so. Still good reading but could be made better by omitting some of the redundant and recurrent adjectives. That said, throughout the book I was able to picture the people and locations in detail. I was never left wondering how a place or a character looked.This is a book where I would pick it up, intending to read for a little while, and find myself saying 'one more chapter' over and over until I look up and hours had gone by. It's a wonderful book for those who like to lose themselves in what they're reading. While I began a bit haltingly I couldn't put it down after the first few chapters. Although I'm more of a non fiction reader this novel has earned a long term spot on my shelf, I'm looking forward to rediscovering it in a few years and getting to read it again.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful. A Solidly Good Book and Glimpse Into Mining Life of the Early 1900s By E. M. Griffith Having loved "Plum Tree" by Ellen Marie Wiseman, I was happy to receive a (free) advanced uncorrected proof of her new novel, "Coal River" to review. This book does have heavy subject matter, being about life at Coal Mines in the early 1900s; Wiseman did an excellent job with it, although serious history buffs might balk at some creative changes in the actual time line to better fit the story line.Emma Malloy is 19 when she arrives back in Coal River, Pennsylvania as the lesser of two bad options available to her. The townspeople consider her cursed and view her as an omen of bad luck. Years earlier, when she was staying at her aunt and uncle's home with her younger brother, a tragic accident happened. Her brother fell through the ice and drowned. Now she's been orphaned following her parents' demise in a fire. On the day she arrives, the train she's been travelling on also brings a number of immigrants looking for work at the coal mine. This upsets families who have been working the mines for generations.Emma's Uncle Otis is a supervisor at the mine; he and her Aunt Ida make it clear that while they're willing to take her in, they intend for her to work both at home and in the mine company's general store with her cousin, Percy, to earn her keep. All of her earnings will go to them. Emma doesn't have any means to escape her circumstances. She's horrified by the conditions the miners and their families must endure. The mine owner, Mr. Flint, is clearly written as the villain in this story, but many of the townspeople are also cast in a dark light. The miners live in a small, run down community partially up the mountain... away from town. When she recognizes their struggles, particularly the fact that so many young boys are also working at the mine under dangerous conditions, Emma does her best to help them in ways which aren't strictly legal. In doing so, she befriends Clayton Nash, a leader in the mining community who hopes to establish a union of the mine workers.I don't want to give away too much of the story. It's steadily paced and I was able to read the novel in one day. Most of the characters are well developed and the plot is interesting. My only disappointment--no spoilers--is how the story ends. In this reader's opinion, the twist is almost along the lines of a fairy tale. For that reason, I'm rating the book 4 stars. Your impression might vary. I do look forward to other novels by this author.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Heartbreaking look at child labor in early 1900s coal mine By Cheryl Stout Emma Malloy ends up back in Coal River, Pennsylvania after nine years away. Her and her parents left Coal River after the heartbreaking death of her younger brother and ended up working in the theatre business in New York City. After the tragic death of her parents, she ends up living with a mean-spirited aunt and uncle in Coal River, having to work away the "debt" of their supporting her.Bleak Mountain Mining Company is in Coal River and it doesn't take Emma long at all to see the terrible injustices being perpetrated against the miners and their children by the mine owner and the supervisors, including her uncle.This is a rich historical tale, making the reader really feel what life was like in this small mining town. There are many passages in the book that are difficult to read because of the child labor and harsh working conditions.Emma is 19 years old (a young 19 at that) and acts like it in this story, being very impetuous and not necessarily thinking before she speaks. That was frustrating at times. I felt like reaching into the pages of the book and clapping a hand over her mouth.I enjoyed and appreciated the story up until the very end and then there was an abrupt ending that didn't fit with the rest of the story. Disappointing.
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