Description
In this luminous memoir, an eighth-generation Appalachian recounts growing up amid the beauty, history, and hardships of Virginia’s coal country before being drawn into an intense Pentecostal community and an increasingly confining relationship. As faith, love, and loyalty demand the surrender of her own judgment, she gradually confronts the forces that have isolated her from family, friends, and herself. A bold decision to pursue an unlikely opportunity at Harvard begins her difficult journey toward independence, challenging her to redefine her relationship with home, belief, and personal truth. Fiercely honest and deeply reflective, the memoir explores spiritual entrapment, regional identity, reinvention, and the hard-won courage to reclaim one’s voice.
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paperback
Penguin Group
Published Jul 28, 2026
385 pages
ISBN: 9780593831403
paperback
Penguin
Published Jul 28, 2026
343 pages
ISBN: 9780593831410
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Details
First Published
2026
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for All That's Unseen by Emilee Hackney.