Rust on the Allegheny, Corey McCullough
Rust on the Allegheny, Corey McCullough
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Rust on the Allegheny

Author: Corey McCullough

Narrator: Michael Beckett

Unabridged: 6 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/16/2024


Synopsis

A multi-generation family saga set in a Pennsylvania town that changed the world.In 2019, a man takes a copyediting job at his local newspaper. In 1939, a boy stands outside a theater and hatches a plan to sneak in. And on a cold, rainy night in 1982, a college student gives a bloodied hitchhiker a ride. Not one of these individuals is aware of how these seemingly isolated events will change their lives forever, or the inexorable connections between them.Rust on the Allegheny is a cozy historical fiction novel told through the shifting perspectives of multiple generations of the MacCulloch family, a bloodline said to be cursed by perennial misfortune. It is the story of one family’s messy and at times dysfunctional relationship with their hometown of Latonia City, Pennsylvania, where moldering Victorian manors and empty art deco theaters chronicle the rich heritage and industrial downturn of America’s Rust Belt, with glimpses of hope for the future.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Pat on August 29, 2021

This is a really good book! Excellent author! Brings up men's issues like father-son relationships, what you hope to achieve in life, career goals, the need to provide for your family, and so on. I enjoyed the parts about towns that dwindle in size for various reasons. That is different and interesti......more

Goodreads review by Laurie L. Collingwood on November 21, 2022

Mixed up names Nice little family story. However as a life long resident of Venango County PA, the mis-matching of the town's name, businesses was just confusing and unnecessary. When you used a known name in place of another area or known theater/store, my brain had to readjust for a moment. Just us......more

Goodreads review by Char on October 03, 2022

The book was a nice easy read for an air flight but otherwise needed more depth. I was excited to read a semi-local author as I like to support writers. But the location wasn’t integral to the plot. The writing followed a writers workshop outline and the central struggle wasn’t intense enough to sup......more

Goodreads review by Jeff on August 12, 2021

Oil City PA by Another Name You don't have to read very far if you live in Venango County to recognize the places in this book. A story about changing times, communities and people that might just make you wonder where you and your community would fit in. Entertaining and thought provoking!......more

Goodreads review by Marsha Adams on July 31, 2021

Loved it! One of my favorite things is a book I can't put down. And this is one of them! I totally enjoyed this historical novel. The characters are real with honest emotions and profound tenderness. It is well done!......more