About this title: The story of a North Carolina family is told through the medium of a song that has been passed down through the generations, but then forgotten. Now Lark McCourry, a folksinger, is obsessed with reviving it.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dutton Books
Date Published: 06/2001
ISBN-13:9780525944881ISBN:0525944885
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 368 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dutton Books
Date Published: 06/2001
ISBN-13:9780525944881ISBN:0525944885
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 368 p. read more
Binding: Audiobook Cassette
Publisher: Paperback Nova Audio
Date Published: 03/2002
ISBN-13:9781587886638ISBN:1587886634
Description: Fine Like New, Unread, not previously owned. May show signs of wear including remainder marks or stickers on book or cover. 4 cassette(s). Abridged. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Signet, Bergenfield, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780451202505ISBN:0451202503
Description: Very Good. 0451202503 Mass market paperback, previously read used book in very good condition, may have slight worn corners and varying degre..._ read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Signet, Bergenfield, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780451202505ISBN:0451202503
Description: Good. 0451202503 Mass market paperback, previously read used book in good condition, varying degrees of shelf wear, some spine creases, m...02306584 _ read more
Edition: Not Stated
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: E P Dutton, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780525944881ISBN:0525944885
Description: As New in As New jacket. Hard Cover. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Probable Book Club, As New. Excellent shape; binding tight, pages clean as if never opened. read more
Description: Very Good. 0525944885 Library copy with mylar cover and library markings. Great service. Fast shipping. Saving trees 1 page at a time! read more
"This story revolves around a song that evolves from generation to generation. The novel begins in the Appalachin Mountains, and the song begins in the Scottish Isle. Lark, the main character, is searching for a song she vaguely remembers hearing as a child. Malcom, one of Lark's ancestors, learned the song as a ship's cabin boy. The connection between the past and present foreshadows the recovery of the song for the reader. For Lark the search isn't so easy. She is lost in a plane crash, and her father dies before she is able to see him one last time. The song (The Rowan Stave) is about a girl tending sheep and the ghosts she sees in a nearby church graveyard. I tried to make a connection between the song and the story. I don't know if the lyrics have a literal relationship, but Lark, as the sheperd girl is changed when she endures the plane crash. Upon rescue, she has to face the ghost of her father to make peace. The experience definitely changes her."
"I loved this book about the people who brought their songs from Scotland and Ireland to America. It is a little bit mystery and a little bit history. A great read."
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