Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry with Lacey Keigley

To support Drinks in the Library and listen to ad-free episode and additional bonus content, subscribe on Patreon (  / drinksinthelibrary  ) Hannah Coulter (https://bookshop.org/p/books/hannah-c...) is Wendell Berry's seventh novel and his first to employ the voice of a woman character in its telling. Hannah, the now-elderly narrator, recounts the love she has for the land and for her community. She remembers each of her two husbands, and all places and community connections threatened by twentieth-century technologies.  Lacey Keigley is a mother, writer, educator and the author of her memoir: Nevertheless: Essays on Divorce, Single Parenting & Hope in which Lacey bends her trademark wit and style to the uncommon commonalities of daily life in a new normal, flinging back the curtains and inviting readers to witness the chaos, blessings, burdens, and hilarity of her world. At the heart of each lyrical essay is one harrowing question. When life doesn't turn out as planned-what then? You can find her on Facebook (  / lacey.keigley  ) and on Instagram @SoEveryDay, (https://www.instagram.com/soeveryday/...) and on substack: substack.com/@soeveryday (http://substack.com/@soeveryday) We sipped on a sweet tea during this episode as a tribute to Wendell Berry, his southern roots, as well as our own! Every book has two stories: the one it tells, and the one it hides. If you ’re enjoying our show we think you might like the Secret Life of Books — a weekly podcast by Sophie Gee and Jonty Claypole that uncovers the hidden stories behind classic books: Who made it? What were their motives, their scandals? And, above all, what secrets lie behind the iconic books you thought you knew? And if you need some reading motivation, they have a Book Club for Secret Life of Books members that offers exclusive bonus episodes, reading notes, and helpful yet hilarious comments, as they chapter by chapter. Their next Book Club read is Charles Dickens’ Bleak House! So go and check out the Secret Life of Books. The first episode in their Book Club is out now, and you can listen wherever you get your podcasts!