Rosewood Casket -- Sharyn McCrumb

<p>Eloquent, lyrical, and richly textured . . . There is no one quite like [McCrumb] among present-day writers. No one better either. --<i>San Diego Union-Tribune</i> <p/>With a career spanning decades, and superlatives from reviewers nationwide--whose bestselling novels have been named Notable Books by the <i>New York Times</i> and the <i>LA Times</i>--this is one of Sharyn McCrumb's most cherished novels. <p/>The stage is set for family drama when Randall Stargill lies dying on his southern Appalachian farm, and his four sons come home to build him a coffin made from the special cache of rosewood he has saved for this purpose. Meanwhile, mountain wisewoman, Nora Bonesteel, prepares another box--to be buried with him. Among them, a real estate developer is hovering over the family's farm bringing secrets and tensions to the surface. <p/>In a style both lyrical and beautifully detailed, with a narrative that flows from Native American lore and the burnished tales of Daniel Boone--up to the sharpest, and keenly realized landscapes of Appalachia today, <i>The Rosewood Casket</i> is a novel as hauntingly beautiful as the mountains that gave it charge--and a stunning addition to our collection of McCrumb Ballad novels.</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Sharyn McCrumb<br><b>Publisher:</b> St. Martin's Griffin<br><b>Published:</b> 08/20/2013<br><b>Pages:</b> 320<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.85lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.00d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780312388867<