{"product_id":"the-rosewood-casket-a-ballad-novel-9780312388867","title":"The Rosewood Casket: A Ballad Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eEloquent, lyrical, and richly textured . . . There is no one quite like [McCrumb] among present-day writers. No one better either. --\u003ci\u003eSan Diego Union-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a career spanning decades, and superlatives from reviewers nationwide--whose bestselling novels have been named Notable Books by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eLA Times\u003c\/i\u003e--this is one of Sharyn McCrumb's most cherished novels. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Rosewood Casket\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel as hauntingly beautiful as the mountains that gave it charge--and a stunning addition to our collection of McCrumb Ballad novels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-225331\"\u003eSharyn McCrumb\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312388867\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312388861\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014000\"\u003eHistorical | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC051000\"\u003eCultural Heritage\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC074000\"\u003eSouthern\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSHARYN MCCRUMB is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rosewood Casket, The New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Ballad of Tom Dooley\u003c\/i\u003e and many other acclaimed novels. Her books have been named Notable Books of the Year by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives and writes in the Virginia Blue Ridge, less than a hundred miles from where her family settled in 1790 in the Smoky Mountains that divide North Carolina and Tennessee.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42670169489645,"sku":"9780312388867","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_07bf33c3-c299-4ee9-a995-b8bd66c98bfa.jpg?v=1649489374","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-rosewood-casket-a-ballad-novel-9780312388867","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}