Finding The Ground Again (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by Left Fork Press, 2026
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Paperback. Finding the Ground Again: Where Things Settled by Robert HamiltonFinding the Ground Again is a quiet, honest Appalachian memoir about returning-to land, to memory, and to the steady ground that holds after loss, change, and long years of carrying more than could be named.Following the death of his father and the unraveling that comes with grief, Robert Hamilton reflects on the seasons that followed-years shaped by work, responsibility, and the slow understanding that healing does not arrive all at once. Instead, it settles gradually, like dust after a hard day, revealing what remains solid underneath.Set in eastern Kentucky and southern Ohio, this memoir moves through family land, old houses, hillsides, and ordinary moments where meaning gathers: conversations at the table, memories tied to tools and labor, and lessons handed down not through speeches, but through example. The men who raised Hamilton-Papaw and Poppy-remain present in these pages, not as figures of nostalgia, but as steady influences whose values continue to guide long after their voices are gone.This is not a story of dramatic redemption or sudden answers. It is about learning how to stand again-how to live with what has been lost while honoring what still endures. Finding the Ground Again explores themes of inheritance beyond property: patience, responsibility, faith lived quietly, and the dignity found in showing up day after day.Written with plainspoken clarity and deep respect for Appalachian life, this book continues the author's exploration of family, memory, and place begun in The Quiet Work and Brickyard Hill. It is a meditation on settling-not as giving up, but as finding where you belong after everything has shifted.For readers who value authenticity, regional memoir, and stories rooted in working-class experience, Finding the Ground Again offers a thoughtful reflection on what it means to carry the past forward while learning how to live fully in the present. Finding the Ground Again is an Appalachian memoir of loss, family, and returning to the steady ground that remains after grief. Through memory, work, and values, Robert Hamilton reflects on life after everything has changed. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. …
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- Title
- Finding The Ground Again (Paperback)
- Author
- Robert Hamilton
- Publisher
- Left Fork Press
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798295616136
- Series
- Book 3 of 4: The Poppy Collection
Finding the Ground Again: Where Things Settled
by Robert Hamilton
Finding the Ground Again is a quiet, honest Appalachian memoir about returning-to land, to memory, and to the steady ground that holds after loss, change, and long years of carrying more than could be named.
Following the death of his father and the unraveling that comes with grief, Robert Hamilton reflects on the seasons that followed-years shaped by work, responsibility, and the slow understanding that healing does not arrive all at once. Instead, it settles gradually, like dust after a hard day, revealing what remains solid underneath.
Set in eastern Kentucky and southern Ohio, this memoir moves through family land, old houses, hillsides, and ordinary moments where meaning gathers: conversations at the table, memories tied to tools and labor, and lessons handed down not through speeches, but through example. The men who raised Hamilton-Papaw and Poppy-remain present in these pages, not as figures of nostalgia, but as steady influences whose values continue to guide long after their voices are gone.
This is not a story of dramatic redemption or sudden answers. It is about learning how to stand again-how to live with what has been lost while honoring what still endures. Finding the Ground Again explores themes of inheritance beyond property: patience, responsibility, faith lived quietly, and the dignity found in showing up day after day.
Written with plainspoken clarity and deep respect for Appalachian life, this book continues the author's exploration of family, memory, and place begun in The Quiet Work and Brickyard Hill. It is a meditation on settling-not as giving up, but as finding where you belong after everything has shifted.
For readers who value authenticity, regional memoir, and stories rooted in working-class experience, Finding the Ground Again offers a thoughtful reflection on what it means to carry the past forward while learning how to live fully in the present.
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