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Chargement... Le fantôme des collines (1994)par Sharyn McCrumb
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. I love a good mystery, I was born and raised in Appalachia, so how did I not discover Sharyn McCrumb until now? Thoroughly enjoyed this book. The details are spot on, from the hollers to the food. ( ) Another of McCrumb's "ballad" series, featuring Sheriff Spencer Arrowood and his deputies Joe LeDonne (ex-Vietnam vet with lots of PSTD residuals) and Martha Ayers (who means to change the way things are done in the Hamelin, TN, sheriff's department). In this one, a 63-year-old convicted murderer with a mental disorder that affects his short-term memory, escapes after serving 25+ years of a virtual life sentence. Speculation runs high as to what his intentions are, as he wanders unfound through the Appalachian wilderness headed for "home" and the wife and baby daughter he thinks are still waiting for him in the holler where he left them. Lots of good stuff in here about hillbillies vs. town folk, Yankees vs. Southerners, men vs. women, the physical world vs. the spirit world, book-learning vs. common sense--all gently ensconced in a heck of a good story. And let's not leave out Nora Bonesteel, another of McCrumb's recurring characters. Nora knows things, because she sees things, and it's always best to listen to her. She isn't in this story much, but she's essential to it, and I really want to believe she's still living in that lovely house in the cove, waiting for the next person who needs her knowledge, compassion and Sight to come along. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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In the Appalachians, a historian writing on Katie Wyler, a young woman kidnapped from the area by Indians in 1789, sets out to retrace her tragic journey. He is unaware her spirit haunts the hills, nor is he aware that an escaped convict is on the loose. By the author of Bimbos of the Death Sun. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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