AUTHOR’S NOTE
If, in the lines of this humble narrative, the reader should find anything of truth; anything of uplift; anything of human life, then the author shall have been fully repaid for the time employed in writing it.
Clarence Monroe Wallin.
Gena of the Appalachians
About This Book
A compassionate account of a mountain community that traces the life of a little girl named Gena from a winter funeral through family hardship, education, and personal growth. A lay Sunday-school worker and other neighbors provide moral support as the narrative portrays labor, local customs, and struggles in the Appalachian hills. As Gena matures, the story follows her experiences at college, her return to the homeplace, and the resolution of social and emotional tensions that shape her future, emphasizing duty, uplift, and the bonds of community.