{"product_id":"the-rosewood-casket-a-ballad-novel-paperback","title":"The Rosewood Casket: A Ballad Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Eloquent, 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.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369584722143,"sku":"9780312388867","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/X902_vj6ps9780312388867.webp?v=1789143427","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/the-rosewood-casket-a-ballad-novel-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}