Thistles is a bookabout aspirations and dreams. It isabout simple people living close to the earth. But the Franklins of Kentucky are a family buffeted by ill winds andmisfortune. They struggle against theanguish of lost chances and the vagaries of their lives. Fate will lead them into a series of personalcrises in one short week. Their storywill culminate in a drama that familial love and concern cannot predict and willplay out to an unexpected and startling conclusion.

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Charles L. Roe is a writer of Appalachian fiction. He grew up in Kentuckyand now lives in Lexington. He captures the culture, the character, thesensibility, and the language of these people that he grew up among. Thistlesis his fourth book.

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