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Sharon McCrumb has a wonderful ability to weave multiple story lines, history, and the mystique of the ancient hills of Appalachia all into a beautiful and perfect novel. I love her Ballad books. This one is about journeys both physical and emotional. Her characters are so real that I feel I could just take a drive and meet them in person.


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She Walks These Hills Sharyn McCrumb 9780451184726 Books Reviews

Good modern take on historical event.
Many of the stories on which she builds her modern versions in the Ballad Novels are stories I grew up hearing from my grandparents in the mountains of Virginia and Carolina. Her characters are rich, the stories complex , and always, always , she demonstrates her respect for a way of life that seems to be passing . She Walks These Hills is no exception.
A great story introducing legends, ballads and traditional hymns of the always fascinating Appalachia. Happy tp have read it, glad to recommend it to others who share my abiding interest in that region of our nation.
Thanks for many hours immersed in the mountains of Tennessee. I love the recurring characters and the mix of an old mystery with a new mystery. The author always has insightful observations of human nature.
This is a charming story based on folk tales written by a very skilled author. Parts are very entertaining and amusing. I loved the descriptions of the behavior of the prisoner with Kosakoff's disorder with his perpetual amnesia and the hopelessly inept hiking professor.. I look forward to the next book in the Ballad series
She Walks These Hills by Sharyn McCrumb is based on a legend. In the 1700's a woman (Katie) is caputred by Indians and taken away after her family is killed. When she escapes, she walks over 200 miles to get back to her village then mysteriously dies the night she arrives home. Katie still walks the hills trying to get back to her village. In the present day, a convict escapes and tries to find his ex-wife, a professor tries to retrace Katie's journey back to her village and a new police office looks for a kidnapped baby. They all end up at the same spot for a grand finale. It is a very exciting book and I would recommend it for anyone. I love Sharyn McCrumb's books because they take place in my part of the country.
I've read a few of Sharyn McCrumb's novels, and I've liked this one, She Walks These Hills, the best. There are a few story lines going here--one is about an escaped convict with a brain disorder caused by alcohol. He's been in prison for 30 years and is looking for his family as they were 30 years ago.

Another is of a grad student trying to trace the route of a young woman kidnapped by Indians in the distant past. A third is about a woman who wants to become a deputy in the local sheriff's office, after having been the dispatcher. Her boyfriend, a deputy from the same office, does not like the idea, but the woman wants to better herself. The sheriff must decide whether to give her a chance.

Still another story line is about a radio disc jockey who has a phone-in talk show,and who is intrigued by the elderly convict and the reason he was sent to prison. All their stories intersect, and it makes for a very interesting read.
Sharon McCrumb has a wonderful ability to weave multiple story lines, history, and the mystique of the ancient hills of Appalachia all into a beautiful and perfect novel. I love her Ballad books. This one is about journeys both physical and emotional. Her characters are so real that I feel I could just take a drive and meet them in person.