Gods of Howl Mountain
A Novel
$27.82
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
19 February 2019
Summary
Set in the high country of 1950s North Carolina, Gods of Howl Mountain is a dark and compelling novel of family secrets, whiskey-running, vengeance, and love.
Maybelline Docherty, “Granny May,” is a folk healer with a dark past. She concocts potions and cures for the people of the mountains - her powers rumored to rival those of a wood witch - while watching over her grandson, Rory Docherty, who has returned from the Korean War with a wooden leg and nightmares of the Battle of Chosin …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781250311580 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1250311586 |
| Author: | Taylor Brown |
| Publisher: | St Martin's Press |
| Imprint: | Picador USA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 19 February 2019 |
| Weight: | 364g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 137mm x 207mm |
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Critics Review
“It’s the characters, so wonderfully vibrant and alive in their all-too-human variety–scared, tightly wound, angry, damaged, yet resourceful and resilient, some honorable, some not–that demonstrate Brown’s prodigious talent. Brown has quickly established himself in the top echelon of Southern writers, and his latest will please readers of Wiley Cash and Ron Rash.” - Booklist, starred review
“In his third novel (after The River of Kings), critically acclaimed novelist Brown gazes unflinchingly at the Howl Mountain community of 1950s North Carolina…Not to be missed, this bold, dark, gritty novel is another coup for Brown, whose lyrical descriptions of the landscape only add to the captivating story of indomitable but isolated folks bound by folklore, tradition, and a hardscrabble life.” - Library Journal, starred review
“Powerful…explosive…Brown’s lyrical prose invokes a verdant landscape whose rich past is woven into its roots and people; their dependence on the land and respect for its great mysteries are palpable. This tale of loyalty and retribution will linger with readers.” - Publishers Weekly
“The writing is strong and evocative, yielding a vivid picture whether he’s describing a forest or a car chase, and there’s plenty of action and intrigue. Pick up a copy of Gods of Howl Mountain and hold on. You’re in for a ride you won’t soon forget.” - Greensboro Triad
Praise for The River of Kings:
“A literary achievement: a complex, character-driven story that’s powerful in concept and execution.” –Kirkus, starred review
“Drawing comparisons to James Dickey’s Deliverance and Charles Frazier’s Cold Mountain, Brown’s impressive second novel is an intense, solidly written story of family loyalty, Southern traditions, and haunting historic landscapes.” –Library Journal, starred review
Taylor Brown
Taylor Brown grew up on the Georgia coast. He has lived in Buenos Aires, San Francisco, and the mountains of western North Carolina. His fiction has appeared in more than twenty publications, he is the recipient of the Montana Prize in Fiction, and was a finalist in both the Machigonne Fiction Contest and the Doris Betts Fiction Prize. He is the author of Fallen Land (2016) and The River of Kings (2017); Gods of Howl Mountain is his third novel. He lives in Wilmington, North Carolina.
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