Appalachia has been the fertile setting for many works of American literature. We will read a selection of a few novels, peppered with shorter works in between. For the first class, read Kim Michele Richardson’s The Book Woman’s Daughter. If you would like to get ahead and read the second novel scheduled for later in the term, read Donna Everhart’s The Moonshiner’s Daughter. (Yes, there are a lot of parent-daughter themes in these works.) Syllabus with the remaining works will be sent to registrants shortly before the class begins.

Moderator: Judy Schechter enjoys reading; writing; theater; music, especially Broadway musicals, jazz, and the American Songbook standards; dancing, especially Jazzercise; swimming; spending time with family and friends; and OLLI. Since she loves learning and exchanging ideas with other people, being involved with OLLI makes her happy.