Julia Franks has roots in the Appalachian Mountains and has spent years kayaking the rivers and creeks of Tennessee, North Carolina, and West Virginia. She lives in Atlanta, where she teaches literature and runs loosecanon.com, a web service that fosters free-choice reading in the classroom.
“[Franks’] ear for the diction and rhythm and creativity of
Southern mountain speech delights on every page.”
—Charles Frazier, author of Cold Mountain
“Over the Plain Houses had me enthralled from beginning to
end.”
—Tim O’Brien, author of The Things They Carried
“A striking portrait of a place in transition, told by a gifted
storyteller.”
—Electric Lit
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