Prison Camp Road
“Prison Camp Road” by Elizabeth Burgess is a novella published by AuthorHouse in April 2004, featuring 136 pages in English. Set in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains near Hildreth, North Carolina, the story unfolds primarily during the late 1940s, 1950s, and early 1960s. The narrative centers around the lives of three families residing on Prison Camp Road, with a focus on Cassie Miller, a mother of four whose experiences are shaped by her humor and the challenges she faces, including the loss of a child to polio and her husband’s struggles.
Readers will encounter a rich tapestry of life in a small community, where Cassie’s interactions with her neighbors, including Cletus, Junior, and the new mill superintendent Sam Collins, bring both humor and depth to the narrative. The backdrop of natural beauty, characterized by Queen Anne’s Lace and fragrant mimosa trees, contrasts with the nearby prison camp, adding complexity to the characters’ lives. This edition invites readers to explore themes of family, resilience, and the everyday struggles of life in a rural setting.
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“Prison Camp Road” is a novella set in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains near the cotton mill village of Hildreth, North Carolina in Coldwell County. The time frame is mainly during the late 40’s, 50’s and early 60’s.
All the main characters are from three families who live on Prison Camp Road. Cassie Miller is the plain talking mother of four girls and much of the story is told through her wit, humor, the anguish of losing a baby to the polio epidemic and her Fuller Brush selling husband to “the hell horse.”
Cletus, Junior lives across the road from Cassie and has visions of the Sunbeam girl all grown up and pythons and redwood trees. After an accident in his dads pick-up Cletus describes his face as “sore as 10 boils on the butt.”
When Sam Collins, the new mill superintendent, and his family move in it changes Cassie’s life forever.
Her world is bordered by Mother Nature’s Bounty of Queen Anne’s Lace, fragrant mimosa trees and wild lilies as well as the clanging of the bell from the prison camp- just across the valley where. cook smoke rises.
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