Coal River

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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 Riveris a deft and honest portrait of resilience in the face of hardship, and of the simple acts of courage that can change everything. Best Download Books Coal River author Ellen Marie Wiseman – kino-fada.fr 2.5 Pennsylvania, 1912, coal mining is a horribly dangerous and back breaking job The breaker boys, children so incredibly young sent to the mines, such a heartbreaking thing Children were not allowed to be children during this time unless they came from wealthy families Think we almost go overboard the other way in present time.Loved all the history and this was a very easy and quick flowing book to read Emma though, seemed almost too good to be true Some of the things she did seemed 2.5 Pennsylvania, 1912, coal mining is a horribly dangerous and back breaking job The breaker boys, children so incredibly young sent to the mines, such a heartbreaking thing Children were not allowed to be children during this time unless they came...Wiseman takes on some serious issues in her novels and she develops these themes around some very strong women In The Plum Tree , it s the holocaust and in What She Left Behind, it s the horrific treatment of patients at an insane asylum, some of whom were committed there without a trace of mental illness In Coal River , the focus is on the dangers of coal mining in Pennsylvania in 1912 and the inhumane treatment of children forced to work in the mines.Through the story of nineteen year old Wiseman takes on some serious issues in her novels and she develops these themes around some very strong women In The Plum Tree , it s the holocaust and in What She Left Behind, it s the horrific treatment of patients at an insane asylum, some of whom were committed there without a trace of mental illness In Coal River , the focus is on the dangers of coal mining in Pennsylvania in 1912 and the inhumane treatment of children forced to work in the mines.Through the story of nineteen year old Emma Malloy, who has returned to the town of Coal River to live with her aunt and uncle after her parents die , we learn about the unsafe working conditions in the mines as well the awful conditions the miners and their fa...There was so much injustice in this story I was getting sick The year was 1912 Coal River, Pennsylvania Mining Country Children were working in those mines as young as 6 years old They were injured, disabled, starving, and fucking abused Author Marie Wiseman is a beautiful sensitivewriter, absolutely terrific storyteller, she didn t need to use profanity I just couldn t find another word to express my anger forgive me I was MAD I wanted to kick somebody in the balls myself There was so much injustice in this story I was getting sick The year was 1912 Coal River, Pennsylvania Mining Country Children were working in those mines as young as 6 years old They were injured, disabled, starving, and fucking abused Author Marie Wiseman is a beautiful sensitivewriter, absolutely terrific storyteller, she didn t need to use profanity I just couldn t find another word to express my anger forgive me I was MAD I wanted to kick somebody in the balls myself ...The writing of this book was so poorly executed It was filled with heaving bosoms, hammering hearts, sinking knees, creeping pin pricks of sweat and the like The characters appeared to have been extruded from a mold without any nuance The plot was strung together with highly implausible scenes, concluding with a turn of events which was so ridiculous it was laughable It is 1912 When a fire leaves 19 year old Emma destitute and orphaned, she reluctantly returns to the mining community of The writing of this book was so poorly executed It was filled with heaving bosoms, hammering hearts, sinking knees, creeping pin pricks of sw...This really did open my eyes to the difficult life of coal miners and breaker boys made my heart absolutely break for the tragedy that so many of these families were forced to endure Overall, I thought this was well written...Coal River by Ellen Marie Wiseman is an extremely well written historical novel of a fictional coal town in Pennsylvania in the early 1900 s This is the author s third novel and now I know why others are talking about her Through the eyes of her main character, Emma Malloy, she witnesses and relates to us the strife and horrors of coal mining in a small town owned and run by a man who is powerful, greedy and cares nothing about his workers lives Her main focus is on the breaker boys, who sort Coal River by Ellen Marie Wiseman is an extremely well written historical novel of a fictional coal town in Pennsylvania in the early 1900 s This is the author s third novel and now I know why others are talking about her Through the eyes of her main character, Emma Malloy, she witnesses and relates to us the strife and horrors of coal mining in a small town owned and run by a man who is powerful, greedy and cares nothing about his workers lives Her main focus is on the breaker boys, who sort the coal from slate as it is pulverized Even though Child Labor Laws have been passed in the period of this novel, they are all broken by this company as well as Safety Laws for the miners Emma is a strong female character who has experienced much tragedy in her young life and yet still has strength and courage to tr...It pains me to give less than a three star rating But to do otherwise when the sum total of a book s strengths and weaknesses falls short of average would be dishonest False praise is a cruel facade that benefits no one There is great value in Coal River I applaud Wiseman for bringing to light the atrocities of early...When a new author writes two incredibly wonderful books, What She Left Behind and The Plum Tree and the third one is just so so I feel let down This is one of those books However, it was a very good look the coal mines and the black lung disease that was common with the workers then and still is The author particularly focuses on the heart breaking stories of young boys called the breaker boys, who worked in the mines and the horrible life they were exposed to The novel starts in the early When a new author writes two incredibly wonderful books, What She Left Behind and The Plum Tree and the third one is just so so I feel let down This is one of those books However, it was a very good look the coal mines and the black lung disease that was common with the workers then and sti...Nineteen year old Emma Malloy was devastated at the loss of both her parents in a fire at the theatre where they worked After having lost her younger brother Albert when she was a child, she couldn t believe she was now an orphan And when she heard she had two choices go to live with her aunt and uncle in Coal River, Pennsylvania or the poorhouse Emma realized she didn t have an option But she had vowed never to return to Coal River the uncle she despised still put fear into her bones Nineteen year old Emma Malloy was devastated at the loss of both her parents in a fire at the theatre where they worked After having lost her younger brother Albert when she was a child, she couldn t believe she was now an orphan And when she heard she had two choices go to live with her aunt and uncle in Coal River, Pennsylvania or the poorhouse Emma realized she didn t have an option But she had vowed never to return to Coal River the uncle she despised still put fear into her bones.The train journey to Coal River was long and tiring her black mourning clothes were ...I will admit that I put off reading this novel for a few years, even with all the buzz surrounding it The concept of coal mining in the early 1900 s did not interest me However, I read two of Ellen Marie Wiseman s books and loved them, so I figured it was worth giving this one a try It helped that it was my book club s choice for our next discussion I picked it up and was immediately drawn into another compelling story by Ellen Emma is a sympathetic character, for whom I cared about and was I will admit that I put off reading this novel for a few years, even with all the buzz surrounding it The concept of coal mining in the early 1900 s did not interest me However, I read two of Ellen Marie Wiseman s books and loved them, so I figured it was wo...

Coal River
  • English
  • 03 July 2019
  • Paperback
  • 327 pages
  • 1617734470
  • Ellen Marie Wiseman
  • Coal River