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"She writes lyric, luminous prose; her craft is so strong it becomes transparent, and, like the best of storytellers, she knows how to get out of the way so that the story can tell itself." SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE Moses Bailey, a preacher's son, forbade his fiddle-loving wife... Read Full Overview

Now back in print from the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Girls . It was in 1833 or '34 that Moses Bailey brought young Kate Malone down to Cold Spring Holler to be his wife. But Moses, wanting to become a preacher like his daddy was, left Kate time and again to... Read Full Overview

A sweeping saga about the world of country music by Lee Smith, a Southern storyteller in the very best tradition {who}, like the best of storytellers, knows how to get out of the way so the story can tell itself.--San Francisco Chronicle. Lee Smith is the author of Fair and Tender... Read Full Overview