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The Secret Wisdom of the Earth by Christopher Scotton

The Secret Wisdom of the Earth

by Christopher Scotton
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  • First Published:
  • Jan 6, 2015, 480 pages
  • Paperback:
  • Jan 2016, 496 pages
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The Secret Wisdom of the Earth - my nominee for Best Book of the Year
This is the first book I have read in a long while that completely captivated me from the first sentence. The mood and voice of this book is so intimate, the reader is engaged immediately. And what are drawn into? - a tragic family tale, a young protagonist , his coming of age adventures in a beautiful Appalachian setting that creates an aura of mystery and possible disaster and destruction. This is a book the author says took him several years to create, but you will not want to put it down for a moment once you start reading, and when you finish, you will miss the world it took you to and the people who inhabit that space. I think this may possibly be the best book of 2015.
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