The coal tattoo
Subtitle: a novel
By: by Silas House.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Chapel Hill, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
Subjects: Children of coal miners -- Fiction.; Difference (Psychology) -- Fiction.; Coal mine accidents -- Fiction.; Parents -- Death -- Fiction.; Suicide victims -- Fiction.; Young women -- Fiction.; Orphans -- Fiction.; Sisters -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Description: "Two sisters can't stand to live together, but can't bear to be apart. One worships the flashy world of Nashville, the other is a devout Pentecostal. One falls into the lap of any man, the other is afraid to even date. One gets pregnant in a flash, the other desperately wants to have a child." "This is what's at the heart of Silas House's third novel, which tells the story of Easter and Anneth, tragically left parentless as children, who must raise themselves and each other in their small coal-mining town. Easter is deeply religious, keeps a good home, believes in tradition, and is intent on rearing her wild younger sister properly. Anneth is untamable, full of passion, determined to live hard and fast. It's only a matter of time before their predilections split their paths and nearly undo their bond. How these two women learn to overcome their past, sacrifice deeply for each other, and live together again in the only place that matters is the story of The Coal Tattoo."--BOOK JACKET.