Barbara Kingsolver Reflects On The Resilient Appalachian Community Months After Hurricane Helene Tore Through the Region

Barbara Kingsolver Reflects On The Resilient Appalachian Community Months After Hurricane Helene Tore Through the Region

After Hurricane Helene tore through the region last fall, a resilient community came together to bring it back to life.Robbie Caponetto Barbara Kingsolver at home in AppalachiaShe ripped down forests and left whole towns in shambles. Reaching far past the usual coastal stomping grounds, she came inland to take everything from families and farmsteads. Where I live in southwestern Virginia, we’re hundreds of miles from any ocean. Appalachia has se…