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Stormy Weather by Paulette Jiles, 1943- is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Stormy Weather about?
<p><p>oil Is King Of East Texas During The Darkest Years Of The Great Depression. The Stoddard Girls—responsible Mayme, Whip-smart Tomboy Jeanine, And Bookish Bea—know No Life But An Itinerant One, Trailing Their Father From Town To Town As He Searches For Work On The Pipelines And Derricks. But In A Year Of Devastating Drought And Dust Storms, The Family's Fortunes Sink Further Than They Ever Anticipated When A Questionable Accident Leaves The Girls And Their Mother, Elizabeth, Alone To Confront The Cruelest Hardships Of These Hardest Of Times. <p>returning To Their Previously Abandoned Family Farm, The Resilient Stoddard Women Must Now Place Their Last Hopes For Salvation In A Wildcat Oil Well That Eats Up What Little They Have Left ...and On The Back Of Late Patriarch Jack's One True Legacy, A Dangerous Racehorse Named Smoky Joe.</p><h3>the Washington Post - Ron Charles</h3><p>for More Than 30 Years, [jiles Has] Been A Successful Poet, And Her Descriptions Here Of Oil Drilling, Horse Racing And Terrifying Dust Storms Crackle With Excitement. She's Also A Master At Creating The Most Charming Romance -- A Tender Love Affair Between Jeanine And A Young Widower Who Must
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It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Paulette Jiles, 1943-
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers; Harper
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780060537333
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Thriller, Fiction, History
- Rating
- 3.56 / 5 (1,231 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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