The Price of Bread and Shoes

"The Price of Bread and Shoes" follows nineteen-year-old Alafair Sizemore Slone as she moves to Chemame Creek, West Virginia, to join her husband in the coal camp, balancing hopes for stability with the realities of their challenging new life. As her husband's behavior changes and a mining accident upsets their plans, Alafair faces difficult decisions that impact her future and the community around her. Based on true oral histories from West Virginia's coal camps in the 1920s, the novel offers a nuanced look at a significant piece of history through engaging fiction.