Voices from Appalachia [Paperback]

Roger Osborne (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 11, 2002

Voices From Appalachia is a collection of Roger Osborne's favorite stories, poems and letters, which he has published during the past 10 years in his newsletter and books. One reader summed up how most readers feel about his writings when she wrote: 'I laughed, I cried, I feel like I've known you forever!' And another one wrote, 'Thank you so very much for what you are doing to preserve our mountain heritage. I'm sure all Appalachians who have read your books are very grateful, as you speak for us all.' So, if your idea of a good book is one that enlightens, entertains, and is blessed with a whole lot of heart and soul, you'll love Voices From Appalachia!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Roger Osborne is the author of three books about Appalachia and its people Land of Yesterday, The Mountains Wept and Pilgrimage to An Appalachian Mining Camp. He also is the publisher of Mountain Ink, a newsletter dedicated to preserving the Appalachian culture. Although he left the mountains at the age of fifteen, Osborne says the 'home of his heart' will always be 'among the beautiful mountains I left behind more than half a century ago!' He is the father of five children, fourteen grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He has been writing about Appalachia 'for as long as I can remember,' he says.

Product Details

• Paperback: 124 pages
• Publisher: AuthorHouse (November 11, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1403357714
• ISBN-13: 978-1403357717
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,701,611 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Blessed With Heart and Soul, December 22, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Voices from Appalachia (Paperback)

Roger Osborne's "Voices From Appalachia" preserves the thoughts, hopes, dreams and struggles of the Appalachian people. The book is enlighting, entertaining and blessed with down home stories written from the heart by Roger and other Appalachian writers. "Voices From Appalachia" will live forever in my memory. The stories are about love, sharing, sacrifice, tragedy, grief, and forgiveness. Readers will find great joy in meeting and knowing the people of Appalachia. Roger Osborne is a master storyteller that shows gentle warmth and wit in his writings about growing up in and around mining towns of West Virginia. He documents an Appalachian boy's discovery of varied pleasures, puzzling paradoxes, and inescapable pain of finding his place in the community and the world. I also enjoyed reading Roger Osborne's three other books, "Land Of Yesterday, The Mountains Wept and Pilgrimage To An Appalachian Mining Camp."

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The way we lived it., January 31, 2003

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Deloris (Murraysville, WV. USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Voices from Appalachia (Paperback)

I have known Mr Osborne almost all my life. We attended the same school, and grew up in the coal fields of West Virginia. Roger is a very talented writer, and he brings our younger years back to life again. When you read his books, it is like you are back in time and living the years over again. If anyone has not read Roger's books, they should buy them, and once they do, they will not be able to put them down until the last word is read. My books are in a very special place in my house. I have all of Roger's books, and if it is possible that there are more to follow, I will have them to. God Bless Roger.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the "Voices" from Appalachia, February 6, 2003

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Adolph H. "Dolph" Connard III (Clermont, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Voices from Appalachia (Paperback)

Having been a childhood schoolmate of the author from elementary to high school, we shared personally many of the circumstances and situations Roger recounts with unique clarity of recall and poignance in this compelling work. From the opening paragraph to the closing, the reader, whether or not a native of Appalachia, will quickly find himself enjoying vicariously through each of the "voices" who contributed to this heartwarming anthology, an emotional rollercoaster ride which spans the entire realm of human experience. I truly am honored to have the privilege of being one of those "voices."