Of My Hand's Own Weaving

Fenced in by the Appalachian hills and the Great Depression, Charlotte Simpson is on the brink of womanhood with only two career choices: she can accept the role of a coal miner's wife-with all the uncertainty and heartache that promises-or she can stand alone, chancing her support to only the lowest paying odd jobs. Charlotte is determined to carve a life for herself outside these two options. She is up against not only her poverty, poor education, and the general prejudice against her gender and origin, but she is also held back by her love for a miner, Joe Elliott-an activist bent on bringing reform to the hills he loves, a man firmly entrenched in his home and job. This is not only a story of a young woman's determination to shape her own future, but a hard-knock love story that explores what love can and cannot endure.