Imagine the relationship triangle from "East of Eden" and set it deep in the Appalachian Mountains. Add a couple of ghosts, a good measure of dysfunction, and a whole lot of twists and turns, and you have Ann Hites new Black Mountain novel, SLEEPING ABOVE CHAOS. Hites fourth novel returns to Swannanoa Gap, a small town at the foot of Black Mountain, and introduces new characters while revisiting some favorites from her previous novels. Buster and Lee Wright are the sons of Swannanoa Gaps sheriff. Their personalities couldnt be more opposite and these differences bring conflicts that may not be resolved. Ella Ruth Allen was born on Black Mountain. Her mama, a city girl, runs off with another man, leaving the twoyearold Ella Ruth behind with Paul Allen, her father. He in turn promptly dumps poor Ella Ruth on her grandparents farm to be raised by Grandmother Allen, a woman who has an extreme dislike for her wild, runaway daughterinlaw. Hite weaves a ghost story throughout each of her novels and this one is no different. Ella Ruth follows a haint into the woods near the farm and stumbles onto her family history. When her life crosses paths with Buster and Lee Wright, fireworks explode. The reader will travel to a ranch in Montana, to Pearl Harbor, and to the beaches of Normandy on DDay, while watching the cast of characters struggle through World War II, emerging into adulthood which would weigh heavy on anyones shoulders. The story ends as the Civil Rights Movement ignites.

Binding: Paperback;320 pages; Publisher: Mercer University Press; Classification: N/A; Weight: 529.14 g; Dimensions: N/A

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