{"product_id":"the-songs-of-betty-baach-paperback","title":"The Songs of Betty Baach - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGlenn Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Some called her the Everywhen Woman. She claimed to be 321 years of age. In 2038, after the big storm and the great flood and the bad times, Betty Baach wrote these words down and sometimes spoke them aloud, at her homeplace on Freon Hill. She referred to them as songs. All stories are songs, she'd always say. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Set in West Virginia, \u003ci\u003eThe Songs of Betty Baach\u003c\/i\u003e is a magical guide to resisting despair and a compendium of wisdom and rhythms by which to fortify oneself. The lives of the Baaches of Keystone and the Knoxes of Mosestown twist and connect in a tale of survival and retribution that crosses three centuries--moving from Betty's girlhood in colonial America to a future warped by environmental collapse and political unrest. Refusing the erasure of the lives of women, Indigenous peoples, and Black people who have always called this region home, this eloquent and distinctive novel is a necessary remedy for the continued distortion of a land and its inhabitants. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e GLENN TAYLOR is author of the novels \u003ci\u003eA Hanging at Cinder Bottom\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Marrowbone Marble Company\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Ballad of Trenchmouth Taggart\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. His work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eOxford American\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGulf Coast\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHuizache\u003c\/i\u003e, among other outlets. Born and raised in Huntington, West Virginia, Taylor now resides in Morgantown, where he is associate professor of English at West Virginia University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.43 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 31, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772488352032,"sku":"9781625347305","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/76a3e2a54738a3f6ab94da8d763048f1.webp?v=1780406848","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-songs-of-betty-baach-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}