Unquiet Earth

by Denise Giardina

Book Overview

"A flawless, fearless, great American story. It cuts a wide path through the worst and the best of what we are." BARBARA KINGSOLVER From the mining shanty towns of West Virginia comes this moving and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804111448
• ISBN13: 9780804111447
• Release Date: April 1994
• Publisher: Ivy Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Loved This Book!!!

Certainly didn't expect this, but it quickly became one of my favorite reads, ever!! Masterful storytelling, rich phrases, some passages are perfection.

Ripoff. Watch your purchases

Ripoff from this site. Book original price was 5.99. Book had sell sticker on it for 1.00. Paid over 4.00 and book is yellowed and in poor shape.

Could not put this book down.

Found this book in a hotel, old and with lots of creases. Despite being on vacation in a beautiful place I kept reading this book. The characters are so life like. The plot so intense. The struggle of life so much that I can relate to. Get this book! I think the writer watched How Green Was My Valley a few times before writing it. Lots of similarities between the two.

How could you not love The Unquiet Earth?!

I loved The Unquiet Earth... I loved the relationships and determination of the characters.... After I read this book, I wanted to read it again and again.... There is one thing I suggest you do before you read this one... I suggest you read Storming Heaven.... Storming Heaven is about Dillon's mother and father, and about Tony Angelelli's mother.... If you read this one first you can get their background.... But, Unquiet Earth is hands down my favorite book!! I highly recommend reading this book! The way it is written is really good to understand what each person is thinking during each situation.... You should definitely buy this book! I hope this persuaded you to buy this book...

Unquiet Earth

This true story takes place in the area where I grew up; I was familiar with its happening. My father was involved in these events. Although I cannot say I enjoyed the book, ( because it was so realistic and tragic), I found it very ,very well written and so moving I lived with it for weeks. It is written entirely from the miners view, and is therefore one sided, but is nevertheless accurate in content. It is obvious that the author knew these people. I would recommend it to anyone interested in the history of this area. katydid

A Beautiful Saga of Americana Life

This was one,if not the only, book that I was forced to read in college that I came away from adoring. The story, which is based on real events (national coal strikes, and the Buffalo Creek Disaster)with a small fictional liberty, is a wonderful piece of American literature that I believe can cross cultural and geographical lines of America. I loved how it followed the lives of two generations during sweeping national events and how it effected everyone, even in a little hamlet in West Virginia. I believe this movie is excellent potential for a movie adaptation. If you want to see a MOVIE that relates to this book, watch John Sayles "Matewan".

Characters to get involved with.

One of the best reads I've experienced. The story line and characters make this a hard book to put down. Have loaned it to family and friends and all have had same comment. Be sure to read Storming Heaven first. The families and events follow those of Storming Heaven. What a treat to be able to continue the struggles of this minning community from the 1800's into the present.