Zorrie

As a girl, Zorrie Underwood's modest and hardscrabble home county was the only constant in her young life. Drifting west, Zorrie survived on odd jobs, sleeping in barns and under the stars, before finding a position at a radium processing plant. After losing both her parents, Zorrie moved in with her aunt, whose own death orphaned Zorrie all over again, casting her off into the perilous realities and sublime landscapes of rural, Depression-era Indiana.

And yet, even as she tries to build a new life, Zorrie discovers that her trials have only begun.Finalist for the 2021 National Book Award (Fiction) At the end of each day, the girls at her factory glowed from the radioactive material.But when Indiana calls Zorrie home, she finally finds the love and community that have eluded her in and around the small town of Hillisburg.