The Comfort Zone

The Comfort Zone

The Comfort Zone

Kenneth A. Luikart / Kenneth ALuikart

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Editorial:
Xulon Press
Año de edición:
2017
Materia
Cuentos (infantil/juvenil)
ISBN:
9781498495349
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The Comfort Zone: Growing Up in Appalachia by Kenneth A. Luikart is a nonfiction humorous memoir that tells the story of the author's childhood and young adulthood growing up in the Appalachian Mountains. This collection of stories is filled with humor and comedy, from stories of hunting and fishing in wild Appalachia, to tales of building forts and treehouses with brothers and friends. Playful childhood memories and imagination is clear on every page. The Comfort Zone will keep readers rolling on the floor laughing. The stories create a feeling of nostalgia and longing for simpler times of growing up in 1950s and 1960s America. Readers will also be immersed in the landscape and beauty of Appalachia, giving outsiders a picture of life, culture, and nature in the Appalachian Mountains. Autobiography; memoir; nonfiction; humor; hillbilly; redneck; Virginia; Appalachia; Appalachian Mountains; funny memoirs; coming of age.

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