Gin phillips on the well and the mine the well and the mine is the story of one depressionera family in. She recently wrote her debut childrens book, the hidden summer. After she threw the baby in, nobody believed me for the longest. The well and the mine by gin phillips overdrive rakuten.
The well and the mine gin phillips hawthorne press paperback 251 pages february 2008. Phillips poignant novel goes to the heart of the depression with a coal mining family in 1931 carbon hill. The story was well written and the characters were created fully for the 1930s in carbon hill, alabama. The well and the mine palm beach county library system. The well and the mine by gin phillips reading guide. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. After she threw the baby in, nobody believed me for the longest time. Checkout now the well and the mine, ebook by phillips, gin. The well and the mine kindle edition by phillips, gin.
So begins the well and the mine, a magnificent debut novel set in 1930s alabama. After the success of her debut novel, the well and the mine, winner of the. The well and the mine by gin phillips 9781101052938. The well and the mine by gin phillips librarything. That said, this story is sweet and the family too perfect, doing too well compared with their neighbours for the situation of the town. I first read gin phillips second book, come in and cover me, and i wasnt thrilled. However, i suspected it was a lackluster second bookas is often the caseand i was right. Her debut novel, the well and the mine, was a lovely read. The well and the mine by gin phillips, paperback barnes. In the well and the mine, gin phillips presents a heartwarming picture of smalltown southern usa during the great depression of the 1930s. Gin phillips is the author of the barnes and noble discover prize winning novel the well and the mine. Gin phillips grew up in montgomery, alabama, and has been writing for as long as she can remember.
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. Fierce kingdom by gin phillips, 9780857525017, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. This gentle debut novel set in depressionera alabama kicks off with a startling opening scene. 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 her familys well without. Gin phillips witnessing what she believes to be the murder of an infant in a depressionera alabama mining town, a nineyearold girl and her civic. Along with most of the carbon hill men, albert moore labors in the mines, but he also owns and works a small patch of. Gin phillips is a freelance writer whose features have appeared in american profile, american spirit, platinum, and womans world. The well and the mine gin phillips, author, fannie flagg, introduction by. Clicking on the buy it now link will cause you to leave the library download. But in some ways, the babyin well business is misleading, because it goes on.
After earning a degree in political journalism, gin worked as a freelance magazine writer for nearly a decade. The following is an excerpt from the well and the mine hawthorne books, 2008 by gin phillips. The well and the mine by gin phillips francesca segal. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Birminghambased author gin phillips is living the life most writers dream of. These are the opening scenes of gin phillips s novel. The well and the mine by gin phillips books hachette. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the well and the mine. The well and the mine ebook by gin phillips rakuten kobo.
Narrated in turn by tess, her siblings, and her parentseach haunted by the unfathomable act of that shadow woman gin phillips s novel, the well and the mine hawthorne, is part mystery, part. Shes lived in ireland, thailand, new york, and washington, d. Shop amongst our popular books, including, fierce kingdom, the hidden summer and more from gin phillips. The well and the mine overview 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 by gin phillips booksamillion. Gin phillips birmingham, alabama is an american author. The well and the mine overview 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. The well and the mine by gin phillips ebook, 304 pages, published 2009 isbn10. The well and the mine calgary public library overdrive. Resonant, vivid and cleareyed in its portrayal of both the best and the worst of human nature, the well and the mine.
The well and the mine, book by gin phillips paperback. Share the well and the mine click here to view ebook details for the well and the mine by gin phillips more. 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. Borrow sample click here to view ebook details for the well and the mine by gin phillips. In a small alabama coal mining town during the summer of 1931, nineyearold tess moore sits on her back. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Click to read more about the well and the mine by gin phillips. Buy the paperback book the well and the mine by gin phillips at indigo.
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. The well and the mine, by gin phillips the independent. Gin phillips, author, fannie flagg, introduction by. 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. Gin phillips s heartpounding novel will have readers questioning what lengths a mother would go to in order to save her child. 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. 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 her familys well.
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