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Atomic Family: A Novel by Ciera Horton McElroy is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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"Powerful debut...McElroy writes with veracity about the effects of nuclear waste on the land & water, and brings to life the strange mix of terror & naivete of the era." — Publishers Weekly“Atomic Family is a wholly original, gripping, and stunningly crafted story of one family’s attempt to cope with the fears & uncertainty of the nuclear age. Ciera Horton McElroy captures the fragility of a young boy & his parents as they struggle with their own personal demons in the face of potential catastrophe. Atomic Family is as lyrical & assured as it is devastating.” — Diane Chamberlain, NYT bestselling author of The Last House on the Street°°° A South Carolina family endures one life-shattering day in 1961 in a town that lies in the shadow of a nuclear bomb plant.It's November 1, 1961, in a small town in South Carolina, & nuclear war is coming. Ten-year-old Wilson Porter believes this with every fiber of his being. He prowls his neighborhood for Communists & studies fallout pamphlets & the habits of his father, a scientist at the nuclear plant in town.Meanwhile, his mother Nellie covertly joins an anti-nuclear movement led by angry housewives—and his father, Dean, must decide what to do

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Author

Ciera Horton McElroy

Publisher

Blair

Language

EN

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Historical Fiction, Historical, Fiction