Yes, Yes Yes--Lee Smith, read all of her books. I think we have talked about
this before but also "Bastard out of Carolina" should be on your list. I bet
Don saved all those great posts of novels/music from yester yore.
Jamie
Kelly Kessler wrote:
> Sorry if I missed an earlier discussion of this, but have you all read
> "Devil's Dream" by Lee Smith? The musical aspects of "Cold Mountain" remind
> me of it. It's set in the Appalachians, and each chapter is told from the
> perspective of one member of subsequent generations of a mountain family,
> culminating with the last generation/ last chapter being about a country
> star. Dang, what a book! Smith really takes you inside these people and
> leads you to a new view of their times.
>
> 'Course, that's precisely what I liked so much about "Cold Mountain".
>
> Kelly "Book Club" Kessler
