Bad Ground |
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Author:
| Cramer, W. Dale |
ISBN: | 978-1-58547-532-2 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2005 |
Publisher: | Center Point Large Print
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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The novel is almost a hymn to the working man. – Booklist (starred). Deep in the earth, brilliant clusters of quartz crystals lie hidden. Such treasures can only be found in the fractured, unstable, and dangerous hard-rock miners call bad ground. When his mother dies, seventeen-year-old Jeremy Pines seeks out his estranged uncle, a badly scarred and bitter recluse – and a hard-rock miner. When not underground, Uncle Aiden is usually holed up in his apartment. But...
More DescriptionThe novel is almost a hymn to the working man. – Booklist (starred). Deep in the earth, brilliant clusters of quartz crystals lie hidden. Such treasures can only be found in the fractured, unstable, and dangerous hard-rock miners call bad ground. When his mother dies, seventeen-year-old Jeremy Pines seeks out his estranged uncle, a badly scarred and bitter recluse – and a hard-rock miner. When not underground, Uncle Aiden is usually holed up in his apartment. But Jeremy’s presence – and the memory he evokes – changes everything for both.