![]() ![]() Jolliff concludes by arguing that although Giardina’s initial fame has been tied to her significance as an Appalachian novelist, future studies must look beyond the regional to the deeply human questions her novels so persistently engage. Her narratives consistently push her characters-and her readers-into more challenging and meaningful questions. ![]() What becomes clear is that while the author’s religious beliefs inform her fiction, she never offers easy answers. In chapters devoted to each of Giardina’s novels, Jolliff attends to her uses of history, her formal techniques, and the central themes that make each work significant. Annadel, West Virginia, was a small town rich in coal, farms, and close-knit families, all destroyed when the coal company came in. Though addressing all three, Heeding the Call foregrounds the theological because it is the least accessible to most readers and critics. Storming Heaven (Giardina novel) Book descriptions. Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. Jolliff proposes that Giardina’s fiction be considered under three thematic complexes: regional, political, and theological. In Heeding the Call, William Jolliff offers the first book-length discussion of West Virginia writer and activist Denise Giardina, perhaps best known for her novel Storming Heaven, which helped spark renewed interest in the turn-of-the-century Mine Wars. Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. ![]()
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