Explore novels set in Appalachia

Recently I've been reading several books set in the North Carolina and Tennessee Appalachian Mountains, and they have made a big impression on me. They've been hauntingly descriptive of this old and beautiful environment, and at the same time they've evoked themes of universal import. The tough, yet vulnerable, people imagined in these pages are richly characterized as they brave the tribulations of their lives. Here are some suggestions for novels about this region:

Long Man by Amy Greene

A Land More Kind Than Home by Wiley Cash

The Cove by Ron Rash

Guests on Earth by Lee Smith

The Road From Gap Creek by Robert Morgan

King's Mountain by Sharyn McCrumb