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Phoenixville Rising (2013)

by Robb Cadigan(Favorite Author)

4.09 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0615839770 (ISBN13: 9780615839776)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Rodgers Forge Press

review 1: Teenagers in the 1980s face uncertain futures in the town of Phoenixville, a town like many others throughout the country. The major industry has closed, and the town does not offer much to kids like Sketch and Boo. A story set within this narrative takes place in the 1860s at the beginning of the big factory's growth and the two centuries are tied together in a clever way. Phoenixville is the next town over, so the locations are familiar, but readers everywhere will enjoy seeing a slice of small town life.
review 2: Past and present intertwine; how much of life do we determine, and what is determined for us? Robb explores these themes and more in Phoenixville Rising. Beautifully imagined and written, the old Phoenixville comes alive in a story that spans a w... moreeek - and a lifetime. I felt the tidal pull of the past on the present and the present on the past as the story pulled me along in its wake. I found myself trying to plunge into Phoenixville-then to change events - because I came to care so much about the characters that I wanted to save them from what was (was it?) inevitable. This book pulled me under from the very beginning. I emerged satisfied - but wanting more. A good place to be for a book lover. less

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