Ernies Ark: The Abbott Falls Stories Paperback 1567926681 9781567926682 Monica Wood

from KRaySaulis

"All these separate journeys, crossing back and forth over each other, begot in him a type of happiness that felt perilous, vaguely ill-gotten." Page 145That quote sums up this book for me. So many characters, so many stories but they all intertwine like lives in a small mill town do. Some of the...

from tututhefirst

In this poignant collection of stories, reminiscent of Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout, Wood explores the devastating impact of a long-term union strike against a paper mill in fictional Abbot Falls Maine. Residents of this town, who have depended on the mill and its earnings for generations...

from richardderus

Rating: 4.875* of five The Book Report: Ernie Whitten no longer has a purpose. He's been a pipe-fitter in Abbots Falls, Maine, at the papermill, for most of his life and now he's...retired, unemployed, not working, whatever...BORED. So he decides to build something. An ark. Like in the Bible. May...

from jeffome

I very much enjoyed this book of related stories. I am blessed to live in Western Maine where the bulk of these stories take place, along with it being the home of author Monica Wood. Parts of this book were adapted by Wood into a play entitled 'Papermaker,' which the local community theater comp...

from KRaySaulis

"All these separate journeys, crossing back and forth over each other, begot in him a type of happiness that felt perilous, vaguely ill-gotten." Page 145That quote sums up this book for me. So many characters, so many stories but they all intertwine like lives in a small mill town do. Some of the...