"Curing time is tobacco's season of harvest, a time of transformation when the leaf is made golden by subjection to fire and heat. Tobacco farmer Hume Rankin endures his own curing time in the summer of 1959. When the rains won't come and the crops wilt in the field, he solicits the magic of an old, blind black woman. She warns about the dangers of calling on the middle world ... Hume dismisses her warning, to his peril. When his life-long nemesis, who's always had his eye on Hume's land as well as his wife, is found dead, ...
Read More
"Curing time is tobacco's season of harvest, a time of transformation when the leaf is made golden by subjection to fire and heat. Tobacco farmer Hume Rankin endures his own curing time in the summer of 1959. When the rains won't come and the crops wilt in the field, he solicits the magic of an old, blind black woman. She warns about the dangers of calling on the middle world ... Hume dismisses her warning, to his peril. When his life-long nemesis, who's always had his eye on Hume's land as well as his wife, is found dead, all eyes are on Hume"--Page 4 of cover.
Read Less
Add this copy of Curing Time to cart. $56.03, fair condition, Sold by Gate City Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Greensboro, NC, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by Lightning Source Inc.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fair. USED book in ACCEPTABLE condition. Cover and pages are in tact but may show creases tears water damage handwriting underlining or highlighting. Supplemental items such as access codes and CDs not guaranteed.
Add this copy of Curing Time to cart. $57.54, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by Pegasusbooks.
Add this copy of Curing Time to cart. $62.98, very good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by Pegasusbooks.
Add this copy of Curing Time to cart. $103.74, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by Lightning Source Inc.
Add this copy of Curing Time to cart. $106.59, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2022 by TouchPoint Press.
Add this copy of Curing Time to cart. $148.44, new condition, Sold by Just one more Chapter rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Miramar, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by Lightning Source Inc.
