In the Shadow of the Valley: A Memoir

In the Shadow of the Valley: A Memoir

A clear-eyed and compassionate memoir of the Appalachian experience by a woman who embraced its astonishing beauty, narrowly escaped its violence, and struggles to call it home.

Bobi Conn was raised in…

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