Review
"1 'A riveting tale... two grisly killings that are separated by more than a century but share a chilling secret.' Newsday on THE BALLAD OF FRANKIE SILVER 2 'Sharyn McCrumb is a born storyteller' Mary Higgins Clark 3 'McCrumb writes with a quiet fire and maybe a little mountain magic' New York Times 4 'There is no one quite like her among present-day writers. No one better, either' San Diego Tribune 5 'In an earlier life, McCrumb must have been a balladeer, singing of restless spirits, star-crossed lovers and the consoling beauty of nature... The overall effect is spellbinding.' Washington Post
New York Times
'McCrumb writes with a quiet fire and maybe a little mountain magic'
San Diego Tribune
'There is no one quite like her among present-day writers. No one better, either'
Mary Higgins Clark
'Sharyn McCrumb is a born storyteller'
Product Description
It was 1759 when a nine-year-old boy called Malcolm MacQuarrie was torn away from the Scottish island of Islay. In 1790, after war, ambition and tragedy had left their marks, he made his way down the Wilderness Road to western North Carolina where he wrested a new farm from the primeval forest, married, raised a family. And throughout his remarkable odyssey, Malcolm MacQuarrie sang a song, a lilting song of the Scottish isles. In 1820, he sang it to his grandchild. Who sang it in turn to his grandchild, who sang it again in turn. As America changes down the years, the song resonates down the succeeding generations...
About the Author
A native of North Carolina, Sharyn McCrumb lives in Virginia with her husband David, an environmental engineer, and their three children. She is the author of many novels and has twice won Best Appalachain Novel Award as well as the Edgar, Anthony, Malice Domestic, Agatha and Macavity in crime fiction.
