| | |  | Books | Home » » Thirteen Miles from Suncrest: A Novel | | | | | | | Description: | | Donald Davis, known across the country for his unforgettable tales of growing up Appalachian, inhabits this novel as the journal-keeping Medford McGee, a wide-eyed ten-year-old boy mystified by the rituals of adulthood and the march of technology into rural North Carolina in 1910. The one automobile in Close Creek awes Medford, and the telegraph machine dumbfounds him, The modern world, says Medford, is just about here now. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Donald Davis | | Paperback:
| 256 pages | | Publisher:
| August House | | Publication Date:
| October 05, 2006 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0874834554 | | Product Length:
| 9.03 inches | | Product Width:
| 6.05 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.65 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.9 pounds | | Package Length:
| 8.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.95 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 2 reviews |
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3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
one of the best novels I read this yearDec 04, 2000
I like novels whose characters remind me of aunts and uncles I remember from my days growing up on the farm and this novel is full of them. The setting is Appalachia during the early days of the twentieth century. Davis is especially good at creating characters you come to care about. This is a great read for those who enjoy stories from the early 1900's and who enjoy rich characterization.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Down Home Life in the Early 1900sDec 26, 2002
By Connie Barker
I would highly recommend "Thirteen Miles from Suncrest" to people who like to read about life in the south in the early 1900s. Follow the main character, Medford McGee, as he grows up on a farm, his school life, his social life, and how he mingles with other people in the community. The book covers interesting historical happenings in that era and a young boys reactions to the events. This book is for people who likes to watch television programs such as The Waltons. I found the ending a tragic surprise, but I still found the book charming and heartwarming and deeply suggest the reading of the novel, "Thirteen Miles from Suncrest" for its gentle warmth.
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