The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter (Onyx)
by Sharyn McCrumb
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Author: Sharyn McCrumbEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1993-04-01
ISBN: 0451403703
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Onyx
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Book Review: A Page-Turner
Summary: 5 Stars
This is another in McCrumb's Ballad series and, I confess, it is only the second of her novels I've read. I will be looking for more.
This woman knows how to write a tale that keeps one turning the pages.
A supposedly disturbed teen shoots his parents and younger brother and then commits suicide, leaving two other siblings as orphans. Sheriff Spencer Arrowood talks Laura Bruce into serving as temporary guardian for the orphans and life goes back to normal in Dark Hollow, Tennessee. Or, does it?
Sharyn McCrumb is considered a mystery writer but her mysteries have less to do with murder and mayhem than with the intricacies of life.
The novel resonates with contrasts. It illustrates the narrow bridge between life and death as it impacts the Underhill children; Laura Bruce, the minister's wife and their unborn child; the dying Tavy Annis and his friend, Taw McBryde; the seer Nora Bonesteel and the dead with whom she communicates, and the hibernating groundhog, Persey.
She also addresses ecological concerns such as the polluted river and how it affects the lives of those who live along it and reminds us of past devastations like the chestnut tree blight, which may now be resurfacing in diseases impacting other trees.
There's much in this book that will keep you thinking about the various issues long after you read the final page.
Summary of The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter (Onyx)
When four members of the Underhill family are murdered, Laura Bruce agrees to become the guardian to the two surviving children, unaware that the local seer, Nora Bonesteel, predicts tragedy for her. Reprint. NYT.Literature & Fiction Books
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