With her eagerly awaited second novel, Tawni O'Dell takes readers back to the coal-mining country of western Pennsylvania. Set in a town ravaged and haunted by a mine explosion that took the lives of 96 men, Coal Run explores the life of local deputy and erstwhile football legend, "The Great Ivan Z.," as he prepares for a former teammate's imminent release from prison. As the week unfolds and Ivan struggles to confront his demons, he reveals himself to be a man whose conscience is burdened by a long-held and shocking secret.
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“A glorious story of love and loss, of achievement and disappointment,
of hope and despair…The novel takes place over the course of only one week, yet
O’Dell manages to give the story an epic dimension through masterful intercutting
of past and present…A beautifully written, sweeping story.”
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