This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:
Heat and Light
By Jennifer Haigh
From Amazon:
Acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Haigh returns to the Pennsylvania town at the center of her iconic novel Baker Towers in this ambitious, achingly human story of modern America and the conflicting forces at its heart—a bold, moving drama of hope and desperation, greed and power, big business and small-town families.
Forty years ago, Bakerton coal fueled the country. Then the mines closed, and the town wore away like a bar of soap. Now Bakerton has been granted a surprise third act: it sits squarely atop the Marcellus Shale, a massive deposit of natural gas.
To drill or not to drill? Prison guard Rich Devlin leases his mineral rights to finance his dream of farming. He doesn’t count on the truck traffic and nonstop noise, his brother’s skepticism or the paranoia of his wife, Shelby, who insists the water smells strange and is poisoning their frail daughter. Meanwhile his neighbors, organic dairy farmers Mack and Rena, hold out against the drilling—until a passionate environmental activist disrupts their lives.
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Forty years ago, Bakerton coal fueled the country. Then the mines closed, and the town wore away like a bar of soap. Now Bakerton has been granted a surprise third act: it sits squarely atop the Marcellus Shale, a massive deposit of natural gas.
To drill or not to drill? Prison guard Rich Devlin leases his mineral rights to finance his dream of farming. He doesn’t count on the truck traffic and nonstop noise, his brother’s skepticism or the paranoia of his wife, Shelby, who insists the water smells strange and is poisoning their frail daughter. Meanwhile his neighbors, organic dairy farmers Mack and Rena, hold out against the drilling—until a passionate environmental activist disrupts their lives.
What's your "waiting on" pick this week?
Want to participate? Grab the logo, post your own WoW entry on your blog, and leave your link below!
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15 comments:
Sounds like a poignant reading covering both environmental and family issues.
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Sounds heavy. It's not something that I would read, but I hope you enjoy it.
Hmmm sounds interesting. Enjoy!
Keely @ The Ink Blot
Sounds like a fascinating story.
Sounds pretty good!!!! :D
Not sure this is my type. Hope you get it soon though!
This sounds very interesting. Will keep it in mind. I've meant to read other books by this author for a long time.
This book sounds so good. I wish I had heard about it earlier.
Hmm sounds pretty good. Hope you get it and enjoy it!
-Amanda @ She's Quite Bookish
First time here at Waiting on Wednesday! Happy to be part of this meme :) Thanks for hosting Jill
Looks like a good read.
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I've not read Jennifer Haigh before, have you?
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