{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/678043ef60db7f66da40f157/6791603e1dc9bbb21018bdbf?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Land Breakers (1964) by John Ehle","description":"<p>Our friend Jason Crockett joins us as we continue our countdown of our top 5 reads in 2024 with our number three book of the year, <em>The Land Breakers</em> by John Ehle. The novel is the opening book of Ehle's 'mountain novel' series of seven books that spans the generations of two families, the Wrights and the Plovers. In <em>The Land Breakers, </em>Mooney Wright and his wife Imy cross into the Appalachian Mountains to begin a life of their own. As Mooney settles in, another family, the Harrisons, move into his cove with the intention of creating the patriarch's own vision of a utopia. The story follows these two families as they learn to live and work together for survival. </p><p><br></p><p>Amazon link for the book: https://www.amazon.com/Land-Breakers-John-Ehle/dp/1590177630/ref=sr_1_1?crid=163PLMBEDFYPL&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.b5dxOHAMsLClh20xl78nho-PuP2KN1_WPz2aGu32CrFe7RmAJgUYIxCGig5AJQdpQZfu3Sy-ZZqjuqpkYFvynT0662lOXigijxt728e-HStUyvQFTnwlRbnmiLVp24bMNzLLjdIbYc_pwDrW1NQfLbVwzQICJ96dGv-cOfkyTUqezKUKWrwPKbVuTNdS32LxI3eCKKhxDB_W69j6iuATlCCzBQFMQeibJNxCh2J5rNo.YBHDDd6ih7qRRXZ973aJxobaHxWgoqLxJ3371aQ-HcA&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=the+land+breakers&amp;qid=1737577710&amp;sprefix=%2Caps%2C83&amp;sr=8-1</p><p><br></p><p>Abe Books link for the book: https://www.abebooks.com/Land-Breakers-Nyrb-Classic-Ehle-John/32020106488/bd</p>","author_name":"DreamFactory Podcasts"}