description: A novel on a dysfunctional family in a Pennsylvania coal-mining town. The mother is in jail for killing the father and the four children are on their own. They are supported by the eldest, Harley Altmyer, 20, who is having an affair with the mother of a friend of his sister.
language: English
title: Back Roads
titlecomplete: Back Roads
characters: Misty Altmyer, Harley Altmyer, Amber Altmyer, Jody Altmyer
genres: Fiction, Family, Coming Of Age, Mystery, Drama, Adult, Novels, Contemporary, Adult Fiction, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 26214
places: Pennsylvania
publisher: Books on Tape, Inc.