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She Walks These Hills

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She Walks These Hills

Sharyn McCrumb

アパラチアの歴史と伝承を織り込んだバラッド・ノベル。過去の記憶と現在の旅が重なり、山地に残る気配が物語を導く。

アパラチア歴史伝承ゴーストバラッド・ノベル

作品情報

山の記憶が、現在の道筋を照らし出す。

歴史的な逸話と現在の旅人たちの視点が交差し、山の共同体に残る記憶を掘り起こす。民話の余韻と現代の緊張感が重なって、地域文学としても読める。

書籍情報

出版社
Signet
発売日
1995-10-01
ページ数
448ページ
言語
英語
サイズ
10.87 x 3.15 x 17.37 cm
ISBN-13
9780451184726
ISBN-10
0451184726
価格
11868 JPY
カテゴリ
洋書/Mystery & Thrillers/Mystery

Applying her psychic talents to two mysterious cases, policewoman Martha Ayers attempts to settle local superstitions about a two-hundred-year-old ghost while tracking down an escaped prisoner. Reissue.

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  • delightful!

    This story was very well conceived. McCrumb has a great sense of the history of Appalachia. I look forward to reading more of her stories.

  • The Beauty of the Old Ways

    One of my favorite books, from one of my favorite authors. A romance, a crime story, and a lot of the history of Appalachia (APP-a-LATCH-ya) land, beauty, people, and history, lyrically told. 'Nuff said!

  • Happy

    Arrived in good condition, gift recipient was thrilled

  • Several story lines.

    I've read a few of Sharyn McCrumb's novels, and I've liked this one, She Walks These Hills, the best. There are a few story lines going here--one is about an escaped convict with a brain disorder caused by alcohol. He's been in prison for 30 years and is looking for his family as they were 30 years ago. Another is of a grad student trying to trace the route of a young woman kidnapped by Indians in the distant past. A third is about a woman who wants to become a deputy in the local sheriff's office, after having been the dispatcher. Her boyfriend, a deputy from the same office, does not like the idea, but the woman wants to better herself. The sheriff must decide whether to give her a chance. Still another story line is about a radio disc jockey who has a phone-in talk show,and who is intrigued by the elderly convict and the reason he was sent to prison. All their stories intersect, and it makes for a very interesting read.

  • Excellant story

    Sharyn McCrumb's 'Ballad' series is amazing. Set in the Blue Ridge ( my home too) she taken the characters and plots clear to the very last paragraph! I read most of the series years ago and am enjoying re-reading them. Some fiction and some true. The unquiet grave is a true story placed near the GreenBrier Hotel in West Virginia. She's a NYTimes Best Seller list and many awards for her novels. Read the reviews of her books on Amazon!

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