New York: Scribner's, 1990. dj. Hardcover first edition - The first of her 'ballad novels' set in the Appalachians, a series which celebrate the people and traditions of the mountain South. Winner of the McCavity Award, finalist for the Anthony and Nero, a NY Times Notable book - and one of the author's harder to find titles. 312 pp. ISBN: 0-684-191040.