Seeking Home

Appalachian people are frequently depicted as poorly educated whites who isolate themselves in mountain hollows. In Seeking Home , editors Leslie Harper Worthington and Jürgen E. Grandt turn that stereotype upside down by showcasing Appalachia’s ethnic diversity through a lively collection of essays discussing fiction, poetry, letters, and songs. This distinct collection begins with a personal narrative in which Worthington relates how she discovered her own home through teaching Lee Smith’s Fai