The Coalwood Way

ISBN 10: 0788753207 ISBN 13: 9780788753206

Synopsis

From the #1 bestselling author of October Sky comes this rich, unforgettable tale. With the same dazzling storytelling that distinguished his first memoir, Homer Hickam takes us deeper into the soul of his West Virginia hometown at a moment when its unique way of life is buffeted by forces of time and change.

It is fall 1959. Homer "Sonny" Hickam and his fellow Rocket Boys are in their senior year at Big Creek High, and the town of Coalwood finds itself at a painful crossroads.

The strains can be felt within the Hickam home, where Homer Sr. struggles to save the mine, and his wife, Elsie, is feeling increasingly isolated from both her family and the townspeople. Sonny, despite a blossoming relationship with a local girl, finds his own mood darkened by an unexplainable sadness.

Then, with the holidays approaching, trouble at the mine and the arrival of a beautiful young outsider bring unexpected changes in both the Hickam family and the town of Coalwood ... as this luminous memoir moves toward its poignant conclusion.

About this title

Review:

"A heartwarmer ... truly beautiful and haunting."
-- "People
"
"Irresistible ... as compelling and rousing as a NASA liftoff."
-- "The Atlanta Journal-Constitution"
"Compelling ... riveting ... extremely satisfying reading."
-- "The Boston Globe"
"ƯA¨ sparkling memoir."
-- "Chicago Sun-Times"

Also by Homer Hickam:
October Sky
The #1 "New York Times" bestselling first book in his crowd-pleasing memoirs
"A thoroughly charming memoir ... ƯAn¨ eloquent evocation of a lost time and place."
-- "The New York Times"
Back to the Moon
Torpedo Junction
Available from Dell
And look for Homer Hickam's new hardcover:
Sky of Stone
The third memoir in his bestselling trilogy
Available in October 2001 from Delacorte Press

" A heartwarmer ... truly beautiful and haunting." -- "People
"
" Irresistible ... as compelling and rousing as a NASA liftoff." -- "Atlanta Journal-Constitution"
" Compelling ... riveting ... extremely satisfying reading." -- "Boston Globe"
" [A] sparkling memoir." -- "Chicago Sun-Times"

A heartwarmer ... truly beautiful and haunting. "People
"
Irresistible ... as compelling and rousing as a NASA liftoff. "Atlanta Journal-Constitution"
Compelling ... riveting ... extremely satisfying reading. "Boston Globe"
[A] sparkling memoir. "Chicago Sun-Times""

A heartwarmer ... truly beautiful and haunting. People

Irresistible ... as compelling and rousing as a NASA liftoff. Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Compelling ... riveting ... extremely satisfying reading. Boston Globe
[A] sparkling memoir. Chicago Sun-Times"

-A heartwarmer ... truly beautiful and haunting.---People

-Irresistible ... as compelling and rousing as a NASA liftoff.---Atlanta Journal-Constitution
-Compelling ... riveting ... extremely satisfying reading.---Boston Globe
-[A] sparkling memoir.---Chicago Sun-Times

"A heartwarmer ... truly beautiful and haunting."--People

"Irresistible ... as compelling and rousing as a NASA liftoff."--Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"Compelling ... riveting ... extremely satisfying reading."--Boston Globe

"[A] sparkling memoir."--Chicago Sun-Times

About the Author:

Homer H. Hickam, Jr., was born and raised in Coalwood, West Virginia. The author of Torpedo Junction, a Military History Book of the Month Club selection, as well as numerous articles for such publications as Smithsonian Air and Space and American History Illustrated, he is a NASA payload training manager for the International Space Program and lives in Huntsville, Alabama.

About this edition

• ISBN 10: 0788753207
• ISBN 13: 9780788753206
• Binding: Unbound