Ben Fountain and Christina Baker Kline recommend The Last Ballad by Wiley Cash

"A heartbreaking and beautifully written look at the real people involved in the labor movement."—Kirkus Reviews View this email [on the web](. [HarperCollins Publishers] Fiction [The Last Ballad] The Last Ballad—New from New York Times Bestselling Author Wiley Cash "Wiley Cash reveals the dignity and humanity of people asking for a fair shot in an unfair world." —Christina Baker Kline, author of A Piece of the World and Orphan Train "I can think of no more relevant novel for our times than The Last Ballad." —Ben Fountain, author of Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk The New York Times bestselling author of the celebrated A Land More Kind Than Home and This Dark Road to Mercy returns with this eagerly awaited new novel, set in the Appalachian foothills of North Carolina in 1929 and inspired by actual events. Twelve times a week, twenty-eight-year-old Ella May Wiggins makes the two-mile trek to and from her job on the night shift at American Mill No. 2 in Bessemer City, North Carolina, which pays her a paltry nine dollars for seventy-two hours of work each week. When the union leaflets begin circulating, Ella May has hopes for the better life the organizers promise. To maintain their control, the owners will use every means in their power, including bloodshed, to prevent workers from banding together. On the night of the county's biggest rally, Ella May, weighing the costs of her choice, makes up her mind to join the movement—a decision that will have lasting consequences for her children, her friends, her town—indeed all that she loves. Intertwining myriad voices, Wiley Cash brings to life the heartbreak and bravery of the now forgotten struggle of the labor movement in early twentieth-century America—and pays tribute to the thousands of heroic women and men who risked their lives to win basic rights for all workers. Meet Wiley Cash on his book tour; [click through]( to see dates and locations. [Watch this video]( in which Cash explains his inspiration for The Last Ballad. And [listen to a clip]( from the audiobook. [PURCHASE FROM HC.COM]( [AMAZON]( [BARNES & NOBLE]( [BOOKS-A-MILLION]( [INDIEBOUND]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( You have received this message from HarperCollins Publishers. If you no longer wish to receive messages like this, [click here](. [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Use]( | [Terms of Sale]( Copyright © 2017 HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved. HarperCollins Publishers, 195 Broadway, New York, NY 10007