WHEELING – The Ohio County Public Library’s next Lunch With Books program will feature author Julia Flint and a discussion on her new book “We Were Promised: How an Appalachian Grandmother Fought a Corporate Giant.”

The program will take place at noon on Tuesday, May 5, at the library in downtown Wheeling.

This book follows Karen “Momma K” Gorrell and a group of determined retirees on their long journey to seek justice — from staging an occupy-inspired camp at the Ravenswood plant in West Virginia to confronting corporate executives in Illinois and California. In highlighting Appalachia’s role in the modern labor movement and the impact of women activists in the region, this story serves as a powerful example of everyday folks, as Karen said, “having the courage to stand up and raise hell and fight back.”

Flint is a writer from the Appalachian “Rust Belt.” She is the daughter of a steelworker and a therapist. With a background in qualitative research, she has worked for the last decade as a research assistant on projects related to community health and education.