In 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, The Rosewood Casket is a novel as hauntingly beautiful as the mountains that gave it charge-and a stunning addition to our collection of McCrumb Ballad novels. Among them, a real estate developer is hovering over the family's farm bringing secrets and tensions to the surface. Meanwhile, mountain wisewoman, Nora Bonesteel, prepares another box-to be buried with him.

The 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. No one better either. With a career spanning decades, and superlatives from reviewers nationwide-whose bestselling novels have been named Notable Books by the New York Times and the LA Times-this is one of Sharyn McCrumb's most cherished novels. There is no one quite like McCrumb among present-day writers.

No one better either.' - San Diego Union-Tribune The Rosewood Casket by Sharyn McCrumb 4.04 3,705 Ratings 239 Reviews published 1996 34 editions Randall Stargill lies dying on his southern Appala Want to Read Rate it: Book 5 The Ballad of Frankie Silver by Sharyn McCrumb 3. There is no one quite like among present-day writers. The Rosewood Casket: A Ballad Novel (Ballad Novels, 4) Paperback Augby Sharyn Mccrumb (Author) 310 ratings Book 4 of 12: Ballad See all formats and editions Kindle 11.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 10.84 Other new, used and collectible from 1.