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Crapalachia

By: Scott McClanahan
Narrated by: Scott Sowers
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When Scott McClanahan was fourteen he went to live with his Grandma Ruby and his Uncle Nathan, who suffered from cerebral palsy.

Crapalachia is a portrait of these formative years, coming-of-age in rural West Virginia. Peopled by colorful characters and their quirky stories, Crapalachia interweaves oral folklore and area history, providing an ambitious and powerful snapshot of overlooked Americana.

©2013 Scott McClanahan (P)2013 Recorded Books
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" Crapalachia is the genuine article: intelligent, atmospheric, raucously funny and utterly wrenching. McClanahan joins Daniel Woodrell and Tom Franklin as a master chronicler of backwoods rural America." ( The Washington Post)
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It’s rare to find a book I can’t put down but this is one. At times laugh out loud funny, at times sad. Loved it. I also thought the narration was spot on.

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