The novel follows Colonel Tom Owen, a distinguished surgeon who served in Europe during World War II. A period of leave brings him back to Coalville, Pennsylvania, after his brother, Lloyd, is killed in a mining accident.Â
Upon his return, Tom learns the real cause of his brother’s death, confronts his grieving mother, and faces a community of striking miners. He starts a medical practice to treat miners injured in the mines he resents, which leads him to question his own values and career.
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