In The Fields of Fatherless Children Michael Colburn As the nation prospered

As the nation prospered

Lily isn't exactly thrilled with her arrival in the Afterlife

extra-long

when the book dries

In The Fields of Fatherless Children Michael Colburn As the nation prosperedBy: Pamela Steele Published by Catapult, 2026 03 24 For readers of Jeannette Walls and Barbara Kingsolver, in this love story set in rural Appalachia during the Vietnam War, a young couple is torn apart by both global conflict and their families ancient feud In late 1960s Appalachia, many things loom darkly over June Branham: the Vietnam War is dividing the country, and a strip mine is eating away the mountain at the head of the holler where she