Amy Jo Burns Non-Fiction books in order

Amy Jo Burns's memoir Cinderland (2014) recounts growing up in a small Pennsylvania industrial town and confronting abuse. Full details and Amazon link.
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1 Cinderland 2014 Amy Jo Burns Buy

Cinderland (2014) is Amy Jo Burns’s debut book and her only work of non-fiction to date. The memoir takes its name from the cinder-covered landscape of her hometown in western Pennsylvania, a place shaped by the steel industry and the kind of close community where everyone knows everyone else’s business.

The book recounts Burns’s childhood and her experience with a trusted local figure who turned out to be an abuser. It is a story about what it costs to tell the truth in a community that would rather look away. Cinderland was well received by critics and set the stage for the Appalachian themes Burns would continue to explore in her later fiction.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Amy Jo Burns Non-Fiction series?

There are one books in the Amy Jo Burns Non-Fiction series, published in 2014.

What is the first book in the Amy Jo Burns Non-Fiction series?

The first book in the Amy Jo Burns Non-Fiction series is Cinderland, published in 2014.

What is Cinderland about?

Cinderland is a memoir about Burns’s childhood in a small western Pennsylvania steel town. It focuses on her relationship with a charismatic community figure who was eventually exposed as an abuser, and on the complicated process of speaking up in a town that preferred silence.

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