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Capturing the enduring beauty of the Appalachian mountains where she sets her novels, Sharyn McCrumb returns with a beautifully written, historically accurate tale of a song's passage through history-from the 1700s to the present, from the shores of Scotland to western North Carolina...where a folksinger longs to rediscover its haunting tune.
"Quite charming." (Los Angeles Times)
"Once again McCrumb has earned her place among the ranks of America's top storytellers. (Tampa Tribune)
"Intriguing...suspenseful." (Orlando Sentinel)
"McCrumb writes with quiet fire and maybe a little mountain magic." (New York Times Book Review)
"Quite charming." (Los Angeles Times)
"Once again McCrumb has earned her place among the ranks of America's top storytellers. (Tampa Tribune)
"Intriguing...suspenseful." (Orlando Sentinel)
"McCrumb writes with quiet fire and maybe a little mountain magic." (New York Times Book Review)
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One of McCrumb's great Appalachian novels. This one is the sixth in the series. It's better (although not necessary)to read the entire series in order, as her characters evolve throughout the series. She's a really great author.
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Another great book by Sharyn McCrumb; it is a good story which takes place in Appalachia. Her writing vividly paints a picture of the beauty and culture of this area of the US. Other reviews detail story plot.
Folksinger Lark McCourry is haunted by memory of a song. Passed dowm through generations, it carried her ancestors from a Scottish island, through the pagesd of American history, to western North Carolina. Over the years, through the memory of the old song has dimmed and Lark's only hope of perserving her family legacy lies in mountain wisewoman Nora Bonesteel, who talks to both the living and the dead..
Folksinger Lark McCourry is haunted by the memory of a song. Passed down through generations, it carried her ancestors from a Scottish island, through the pages of American history, to western North Carolina. Over the years, though, the memory of the old song has dimmed and Lark's only hope of preserving her family legacy lies in mountain wisewoman Nora Bonesteel, who talks to both the living and the dead.
Lois S. (Folk singer Lark Mc Courry is haunted by the memory of a song. Passed down through generations ...
I liked this book. Based on an old folksong that is passed down through the generations. Characters presented are from different historcal periods which are linked together at the end of the novel.
Not my favorite by McCrumb, but it is still worth reading.
Folksinger Lark McCourry is haunted by the memory of a song. Passed down through generation, it carried her ancestors from a Scottish island, through the pages of American history, to western North Carolina. Over the years, through the memory of the old song has dimmed and Larks's only hope of preserving her family legacy lies in mountain wisewoman Nora Bonesteel, who talks to both the living and the dead......
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