The Well and the Mine

- Authors
- Phillips, Gin
- Publisher
- Riverhead Books
- Tags
- mystery , literary , fiction , historical , adult
- ISBN
- 9781101052938
- Date
- 2008-01-21T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.25 MB
- Lang
- en
A novel of warmth and true feeling, "The Well and the Mine" explores the value of community, charity, family, and hope that we can give each other during a time of hardship.
In a small Alabama coal-mining town during the summer of 1931, nine-year-old Tess Moore sits on her back porch and watches a woman toss a baby into her family's well without a word. This shocking act of violence sets in motion a chain of events that forces Tess and her older sister Virgie to look beyond their own door and learn the value of kindness and lending a helping hand. As Tess and Virgie try to solve the mystery of the well, an accident puts their seven-year-old brother's life in danger, forcing the Moore family to come to a new understanding of the power of love and compassion.
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