Blood Kin

by Mark Powell

Book Overview

Set in the South Carolina foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the late summer of 1970, Blood Kin tells the story of the Burden family and the community of outcasts that surrounds them. James Burden is the eldest son in the Burden family. A Korean War veteran and former prisoner-of-war, he struggles with inner demons and drug addiction. He has returned home after almost two decades of absence to find his family members consumed with struggles...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572335467
• ISBN13: 9781572335462
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: University of Tennessee Press
• Length: 237 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.4"