| My Old True Love Contributor(s): Adams, Sheila Kay (Author) |
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ISBN: 1616207531 ISBN-13: 9781616207533 Publisher: Algonquin Books OUR PRICE: $21.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | War & Military - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.77 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Appalachians - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - North Carolina |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Stantons and the Nortons were family in the truest, oldest sense: an extended network of kin stretching across the Appalachian mountains, their ties to the land as strong as their ties to one another. So when Larkin Stanton is left parentless at birth in the 1840s, he is taken in by his cousin Arty Norton, and true to the family way, Arty teaches Larkin the old Appalachian ballads the family has sung together for centuries. But when Arty's brother, Hackley, leaves to fight in the Civil War, Larkin finds himself drawn to Hackley's wife, the woman who has held Larkin's heart for years. |
Contributor Bio(s): Adams, Sheila Kay: - Sheila Kay Adams is an acclaimed performer of Appalachian ballads passed down for seven generations through her own ancestors. She has been a featured performer in several documentary films, served as Technical Director for the film Songcatcher, contributed to The Last of the Mohicans, and was cohost and coproducer of Public Radio's Over Home. She performs year-round at major festivals throughout the United States, as well as in the U.K. She has three children and lives with her husband, Jim Taylor, in Madison County, North Carolina, where she was born. |