Hillbilly Elegy

In this compelling memoir, J. D. Vance recounts his upbringing in Kentucky’s hills, exploring themes of family struggles, poverty, and trauma within the white working class. The book offers personal insights into his journey from a challenging childhood to graduation from Yale Law School, while also providing cultural criticism of America’s neglect and condescension toward its working-class citizens. Now adapted into a major motion picture, the memoir sheds light on the social forces shaping contemporary America.