She Walks These Hills
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。
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.
レビュー
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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.
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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!
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Happy
Arrived in good condition, gift recipient was thrilled
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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.
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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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