Blue Hole Back Home Author:Joy Jordan-Lake The mid-century summer was heavy, not only with the humid Appalachian air, but with the raw emotion of a stranger in their midst. The New Girl. The New Girl with the deeply coloured skin and the straight, shiny, ebony hair and the father who prayed on a rug facing East each morning. The New Girl who changed the hearts, minds and lives of everyon... more »e in the small, provincial mountain town, merely by accepting a ride on a hot summer day to the local swimming hole.« less