Product Description
by Deanna Edens (Author)
Erma's Attic is a heartfelt and humorous tale, filled with historical facts, folksy phrases and amusing adages of the Southern United States. When Annie, a young doctoral student living in Charleston, West Virginia, takes the advice of an elderly friend to spend a few nights at a farmhouse up Black Hollow Road, she discovers a journal in the attic. The aged journal, she soon discovers, was written by her dear friend Erma who had recently passed on over to the sweet by and by. Her friend's memories transports her on an adventure that embraces involvement in the women's suffrage movement, chatting with Mary "Mother" Jones, and standing vigil outside of collapsed coal mines in the first half of the 20th century.Tales from the past, and from the present when the journal is discovered, are woven together to ultimately offer the readers a compelling picture of the life in the West Virginia Appalachians. Erma's Attic: Angels of the Appalachians Book Two renews the stories of Annie, Will, Erma, Ida, and of course, Hank. If you enjoyed Angels of the Appalachians come explore this account of a friendship that spans across decades. If you haven't read the first book, don't fret, because you will still find yourself wishing to call on the fine folks of the Appalachian Mountains. So kick off your shoes, relax for a spell, and meet some of the angels who have made West Virginia so gloriously wild and wonderful.
