In the Fields of Fatherless Children by Steele, Pamela
In the Fields of Fatherless Children by Steele, Pamela

In the Fields of Fatherless Children

For readers of Jeannette Walls and Barbara Kingsolver, in this love story set in rural Appalachia during...
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Author: Pamela Steele
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Language: English
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In the Fields of Fatherless Children by Steele, Pamela

In the Fields of Fatherless Children

$91.99 $48.00
In the Fields of Fatherless Children by Steele, Pamela

In the Fields of Fatherless Children

$91.99 $48.00
Author: Pamela Steele
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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For readers of Jeannette Walls and Barbara Kingsolver, in this love story set in rural Appalachia during the Vietnam War, a young couple is torn apart by both global conflict and their families' ancient feud

In late 1960s Appalachia, many things loom darkly over June Branham: the Vietnam War is dividing the country, and a strip mine is eating away the mountain at the head of the holler where she lives, threatening the natural landscape and the only way of life she has ever known. While still in high school, June has fallen in love. She is pregnant, and the father may be Ellis Akers. Ellis is the son of Solomon, a mortal enemy of June's stepfather, Isom. The feud is so old it fuels two vengeful men with the power of long animosity between rival families.

June's brother, Tom, leaves to enlist in the war, and so does Ellis. Suddenly, June is on her own, at sixteen with a newborn, and is a mother unable to protect her daughter from the wrath of Isom. Without warning, her baby is kidnapped. Guided by her love for the generations of women before her, but now desperately alone, June must carefully navigate the search for her child alongside family and strangers in a wild and disappearing landscape.

In the Fields of the Fatherless Children is a powerful story of love and perseverance, masterfully told by a writer of exquisite care who knows intimately the rural people of this time and place.

Author: Pamela Steele
Publisher: Counterpoint LLC
Published: 03/24/2026
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.48h x 5.91w x 1.17d
ISBN: 9781640097605


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/12/2026
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2026
Booklist 03/01/2026

About the Author
PAMELA STEELE holds an MFA in Poetry from Spalding University. Her previous books are Paper Bird: Poems and Greasewood Creek. She has been awarded residencies and fellowships by the Djerassi Resident Artists Program in Woodside, California; the Hindman Settlement School Oak Ledge, in Knott County, Kentucky; the Jentel Artist Residency in Banner, Wyoming; and Fishtrap's Gathering of Writers in Joseph, Oregon. She lives on a ranch in the high desert of Eastern Oregon.
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