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All That's Unseen

byEmilee Hackney

Emilee Hackney recounts growing up in Appalachia within a controlling religious environment and the marriage that deepened her isolation. The memoir traces how faith, family expectations, gender roles, and fear narrowed her choices while leaving much of her inner life unseen. Leaving required more than physical escape: it demanded a difficult reconstruction of identity, voice, trust, and home. With attention to both the beauty of the region and the pressures that shaped her, Hackney explores spiritual harm, resilience, and the slow work of claiming a life on one's own terms.

Publisher

Penguin Press

Publication date

2026-07-28

Format

Hardcover

Pages

384

ISBN

9780593831403