A Sky for Us Alone

By Kristin Russell

Book Overview

"A stirring, powerful, and heart-wrenching story of coming of age, falling in love, and trying to lead a life of dignity." --Jeff Zentner, award-winning author of The Serpent King

In Strickland County--a forgotten stretch of land in Southern Appalachia--there isn't a lot of anything to go around. But when eighteen-year-old Harlowe Compton's brother is killed by the Praters--the family who controls everything, from the mines to the law to the opioid trade--he wonders if the future will ever hold more than loss.

Until he meets Tennessee Moore. Even as she struggles with the worst of the cards she's been dealt, Tennessee makes Harlowe believe that they can dare to forge their own path. But as Harlowe searches for the answers behind his brother's death, his town's decay, and his family's dysfunction, he discovers truths about the people he loves--and himself--that are darker than he ever expected.

Now, Harlowe realizes, there's no turning back.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062697021
• ISBN13: 9780062697028
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 and higher

Customer Reviews

right person wrong time

This was such a sad book. It had me tearing up from the beginning. As someone who grew up in a town rampant with pill / drug problems it was almost hard to read. I really hope there is a sequel to this book one day. It has a more realistic ending than a solid happier ever after. But I do appreciate it & definitely recommend it.