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The Songcatcher - Ballad, Bk 6 Author: Folksinger Lark McCourry is haunted by the memory of a song. As a child she heard it from her relatives in the North Carolina mountains, and she knows that the song has been in her family since 1759, when her ancestor, nine-year-old Malcolm MacQuarry, kidnapped from the Scottish island of Islay, learned it aboard an English ship. The song accomp... more »
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Sharyn McCrumb once again has created a powerful ballad story with The Songcatcher. There is an intense emotional haste in the novel to find the song, preserve the Appalachia heritage, and connect with family. The reader, like each generation of McCourrys, will find their truth in the lyric -- “And when he’s come back home, he will be changed – oh!”
I love Sharyn McCrumbs writting!
THIS IS A GOOD SOLID FAMILY HISTOY NOVEL. ENTERTAINING.
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