A Possible Madness
ABOUT
THE BOOK
Like many smallish and inelegant towns that dot the coastlines and crossroads of this country, Shean’s postwar, post-industrial economy is in desperate disrepair, and the lengths that some civic leaders will go to in order to do “what’s best” for a town like Shean sometimes requires a leap of faith that has unintended consequences.
When a global corporation plans a daring scheme to exploit the remaining coal from an improbable source – and thus to secure Shean’s economic future – politicians try to marginalize the few voices of dissent.
NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS
Engages the reader from start to finish. Combines the moving language of a poet, the research of a journalist and the sensitivity of a novelist. Carefully crafted, unforgettable characters and compelling view of a village in crisis create universal messages about the meaning of community. Nominated for Dartmouth Book Award.