Burning Under
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ISBN10: 1622882245
ISBN13: 9781622882243
Publisher: Sfa Pr
Published: Nov 5 2018
Pages: 200
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.43 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781622882243
Publisher: Sfa Pr
Published: Nov 5 2018
Pages: 200
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.43 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Set in southwestern Pennsylvania, Burning Under is a cerebral literary thriller that centers around a deadly coalmine explosion. A polyphonic narrative, the point of view shifts between three people whose lives are shaken by the disaster. Larry, a veteran miner haunted by his past, survives the explosion, but cannot avoid the media spotlight or the hero label. Denise, a young nurse, tries to escape her troubled marriage by taking a job at a Pittsburgh hospital. And Simon is a disgruntled lawyer for Commonwealth Energy who suspects the accident was caused by his company's low safety and ethical standards. Assisted by his girlfriend, a Pittsburgh journalist, Simon digs around and uncovers a trail of evidence and a massive cover-up engineered by the CEO, George Blount. Linked by a common desire to expose the company, Simon, Larry, and Denise form an alliance; but George will do anything to conceal the truth and exact revenge, provoking a violent end.
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