{"title":"Wiley Cash","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-last-ballad-a-novel","title":"The Last Ballad: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Southern Book Prize for Literary Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of 2017 by the Chicago Public Library and the American Library Association\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Wiley Cash reveals the dignity and humanity of people asking for a fair shot in an unfair world.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Christina Baker Kline, author of \u003ci\u003eA Piece of the World\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOrphan Train\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the celebrated \u003ci\u003eA Land More Kind Than Home\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThis Dark Road to Mercy\u003c\/i\u003e returns with this eagerly awaited new work of historical fiction, set in the Appalachian foothills of North Carolina in 1929 and inspired by actual events. The chronicle of an ordinary woman’s struggle for dignity and her rights in a textile mill, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Ballad\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving tale of courage in the face of oppression and social injustice, with the emotional power of Ron Rash’s \u003ci\u003eSerena\u003c\/i\u003e, Dennis Lehane’s \u003ci\u003eThe Given Day\u003c\/i\u003e, and the unforgettable films \u003ci\u003eNorma Rae\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSilkwood.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwelve times a week, twenty-eight-year-old Ella May Wiggins makes the two-mile trek to and from her job on the night shift at American Mill No. 2 in Bessemer City, North Carolina. The insular community considers the mill’s owners—the newly arrived Goldberg brothers—white but not American and expects them to pay Ella May and other workers less because they toil alongside African Americans like Violet, Ella May’s best friend. While the dirty, hazardous job at the mill earns Ella May a paltry nine dollars for seventy-two hours of work each week, it’s the only opportunity she has. Her no-good husband, John, has run off again, and she must keep her four young children alive with whatever work she can find.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the union leaflets begin circulating, Ella May has a taste of hope, a yearning for the better life the organizers promise. But the mill owners, backed by other nefarious forces, claim the union is nothing but a front for the Bolshevik menace sweeping across Europe. To maintain their control, the owners will use every means in their power, including bloodshed, to prevent workers from banding together. On the night of the county’s biggest rally, Ella May, a strong female protagonist weighing the costs of her choice, makes up her mind to join the movement—a decision that will have lasting consequences for her children, her friends, her town—indeed all that she loves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a compelling dual timeline narrative, seventy-five years later, Ella May’s daughter Lilly, now an elderly woman, tells her nephew about his grandmother and the events that transformed their family. Illuminating the most painful corners of their history, she reveals, for the first time, the tragedy that befell Ella May after that fateful union meeting in 1929.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntertwining myriad voices, Wiley Cash brings to life in this powerful piece of Southern fiction the heartbreak and bravery of the now forgotten struggle of the labor movement in early twentieth-century America—and pays tribute to the thousands of heroic women and men who risked their lives to win basic rights for all workers. 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But nothing can prepare him for what he finds: a large airplane has crash-landed and is now sitting sideways on the runway, and there are no signs of a pilot or cargo. When the body of a local man is discovered—shot dead and lying on the grass near the crash site—Winston begins a murder investigation that will change the course of his life and the fate of the community that he has sworn to protect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEveryone is a suspect, including the dead man. As rumors and accusations fly, long-simmering racial tensions explode overnight, and Winston, whose own tragic past has followed him like a ghost, must do his duty while facing the painful repercussions of old decisions. Winston also knows that his days as sheriff may be numbered. He’s up for re-election against a corrupt and well-connected challenger, and his deputies are choosing sides. As if these events weren’t troubling enough, he must finally confront his daughter Colleen, who has come home grieving a shattering loss she cannot fully articulate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the suspense builds and this compelling mystery unfolds, Wiley Cash delves deep into the hearts of these richly drawn, achingly sympathetic characters to reveal the nobility of an ordinary man struggling amidst terrifying, extraordinary circumstances. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley Cash","offers":[{"title":"Trade Paperback","offer_id":53157788713251,"sku":"9780062313096","price":15.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/2258\/5123\/files\/9780062313096.jpg?v=1741172312"}],"url":"https:\/\/epicreads.com\/collections\/wiley-cash.oembed","provider":"Epic Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}