On Dogwood Mountain

by Betty L. Carter

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£11.95

Hardcover

£19.99

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£11.95

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Book Details

Language : English

Publication Date : 02/02/2012

Format : Softcover

Dimensions : 6x9

Page Count : 228

ISBN : 9781468543933

Format : Hardcover

Dimensions : 6x9

Page Count : 228

ISBN : 9781468543926

About the Book

It’s the 1940’s and the WW11 is raging. There are six girls and three boys living with Mam in a log cabin with no electricity or running water. Pap comes home only when feels the notion – life’s not easy. The struggles become even more real when thirteen year old Retha Pogue sees her eighteen year old brother, Wilburn, drafter and going off to war. Surprising twists await in this gripping story of what life was really like for so many families.

About the Author

Betty Carter was born during WWII in the hills of Kentucky. Her family consisted of her Mom and Dad, three brothers, three sisters, in-laws and Grandma. She earned her bachelor’s of Arts at age fifty nine. She is a licensed therapeutic massage therapist and has her Masters Degree in Reiki.

Customer Reviews

"Betty has woven an authentic and beautiful tapestry from the threads of the everyday struggles endured by a poor Appalachian family. She portrays the effects of a World at War and personalizes how one family endured it; way up on Dogwoood Mountain, thousands of miles from the front lines. This saga is filled with joy, grief, faith in God and a strong, mountain-bred, spirit of survival. It will capture and hold your attention with laughter, and perhaps a few tears. Anyone with Appalachian roots, or those interested in a view of the stark reality of life in a poor mountain community, will find it captivating. "

Linda Carter
Betty Carter creates a text in the vein of Huckleberry Finn. The mountain dialect of the narrator draws the reader in to her thoughts and feelings. The modern reader, so separated from the daily life on Dogwood mountain, glimpses the strength and character of these people so rich in love, commitment to each other, and awareness of the people around them on neighboring properties. Their lives are connected, and they know who they are. The war impacts their lives in unbearable ways, and yet they strive on to be who they are, in the strength of their own faith and hope. Betty L. Carter creates this world and brings it to life for the reader. Just when one thinks, "This is a tale about what life was like for this hard-working mountain family," Carter throws a new angle of life into the plot line that takes the breath away. The characters deal with this new revelation with integrity and strength of character ... and love. This is a powerful book that shows the humanity of the people who sacrificed themselves during WWII, lost family members, and embraced "damaged" family and friends who returned from the war. A compelling narrative of the strength of the people of the Appalachian mountains in the 1940's.

Lynn Carnefix
" Betty has woven an authentic and beautiful tapestry from the threads of the everyday struggles endured by a poor Appalachian family. She portrays the effects of a World at War and personalizes how one family endured it; way up on Dogwoood Mountain, thousands of miles from the front lines. This saga is filled with joy, grief, faith in God and a strong, mountain-bred, spirit of survival. It will capture and hold your attention with laughter, and perhaps a few tears. Anyone with Appalachian roots, or those interested in a view of the stark reality of life in a poor mountain community, will find it captivating. "

Linda Carter
" Betty has woven an authentic and beautiful tapestry from the threads of the everyday struggles endured by a poor Appalachian family. She portrays the effects of a World at War and personalizes how one family endured it; way up on Dogwoood Mountain, thousands of miles from the front lines. This saga is filled with joy, grief, faith in God and a strong, mountain-bred, spirit of survival. It will capture and hold your attention with laughter, and perhaps a few tears. Anyone with Appalachian roots, or those interested in a view of the stark reality of life in a poor mountain community, will find it captivating. "

Linda Carter

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