**The New York Times bestseller“[An] achingly intelligent memoir . . . we finally have an Appalachian memoir worthy of its origins.” —New York Times Book Review“Unflinching . . . Hackney gives readers an intimate look at a way of life unfamiliar to many. . . . [A] gripping exploration of identity, class, religion and a large swath of American life that is fighting with all its might to survive.” —Atlanta Journal ConstitutionIn her luminous...

**The New York Times bestseller“[An] achingly intelligent memoir . . . we finally have an Appalachian memoir worthy of its origins.” —New York Times Book Review“Unflinching . . . Hackney gives readers an intimate look at a way of life unfamiliar to many. . . . [A] gripping exploration of identity, class, religion and a large swath of American life that is fighting with all its might to survive.” —Atlanta Journal ConstitutionIn her luminous...