"Delightful and entertaining."
PEOPLE
When Jennifer, a college student, returns to her childhood home of Hoot Owl Holler with a tape recorder, the tales of murder and suicide, incest and blood ties, bring to life a vibrant story of a doomed family that still refuses to give up....
"Deft and assured....[Lee Smith] is nothing less than masterly."
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
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PEOPLE
When Jennifer, a college student, returns to her childhood home of Hoot Owl Holler with a tape recorder, the tales of murder and suicide, incest and blood ties, bring to life a vibrant story of a doomed family that still refuses to give up....
"Deft and assured....[Lee Smith] is nothing less than masterly."
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
From the Paperback edition.
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Publisher:
New York : Ballantine Books, c1983
ISBN:
9780345410283
0345410289
0345410289
Branch Call Number:
SMITH
Characteristics:
286, [22] p. ; 21 cm
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Add a CommentThe story of several generations of an Appalachian family, that's big on character development. I enjoyed it.