At Home in the Heart of Appalachia

John O'Brien's deeply evocative book reveals a place and a way of life - and the lives of an estranged father and son whose differences rest in their own powerful bonds to Appalachia. When John decided to settle near his father's birthplace in West Virginia, he hoped to comprehend the elder O'Brien's attachment to the land. What he discovered was a world of extravagant beauty.