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    The Unquiet Grave: A Novel
    The Unquiet Grave: A Novel
    The Unquiet Grave: A Novel
    Audiobook10 hours

    The Unquiet Grave: A Novel

    Written by Sharyn McCrumb

    Narrated by Candace Thaxton and Roger Casey

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    From the New York Times bestselling author of Prayers the Devil Answers and The Ballad of Tom Dooley, a “fascinating historical fiction novel you won’t be able to put down” (Bustle) based on one of the strangest murder trials in American history—the case of the Greenbrier Ghost.

    Lakin, West Virginia, 1930: Following a suicide attempt and consigned to a segregated insane asylum, attorney James P.D. Gardner finds himself under the care of Dr. James Boozer. Testing a new talking cure for insanity, Boozer encourages his elderly patient to share his experiences as the first black attorney to practice law in 19th-century West Virginia. His memorable case: defending a white man on trial for the murder of his young bride—a case that the prosecution based on the testimony of a ghost.

    Greenbrier, West Virginia, 1897: Beautiful, willful Zona Heaster has always lived in the mountains. Despite her mother’s misgivings, Zona marries the handsome Erasmus Trout Shue, Greenbrier’s newest resident and blacksmith. Her mother learns of her daughter’s death weeks later. A month after the funeral, Zona’s mother makes a chilling claim to the county prosecutor: her daughter was murdered, and she was told this by none other than Zona’s ghost...

    With her unique and “real knack for crafting full-bodied characters and using folklore to construct compelling plots” (Booklist), Sharyn McCrumb effortlessly demonstrates her place among the finest Southern writers at work today.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateSep 12, 2017
    ISBN9781508238942
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    Sharyn McCrumb

    Sharyn McCrumb is the New York Times bestselling author of the acclaimed Ballad novels. She has received numerous honors for her work, including the Mary Frances Hobson Prize for Southern Literature, the AWA Book of the Year, and Notable Books in both The New York Times and Los Angeles Times. She was also named a Virginia Woman of History for Achievement in Literature. She lives and writes in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, fewer than one hundred miles from where her family settled in 1790.

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    • 4/5
      he unquiet Grave
      by Shayrn Mccrumb
      (Scribd audiobook)
      An interesting story based on am actual unusual murder trial in West Virginia the case of the Greenbriar Ghost.

      Told in two timelines; 1897 and 1930. the first part told by the mother of Zona. A young woman killed a few months after her marriage and details the lengths her mother goes through to ensure her daughters murderer is brought to justice.

      The second part is told by the African American lawyer who helped defend Zonas Husband in court but wasn’t that upset when he lost. The lawyer is sitting in an asylum after attempting suicide.

      An interesting story with some surprise twists along the way. A very interesting story.
    • 5/5
      I had to pick a book to read by an Appalachian author and I settled on this one. The universe led me well! It’s a great fictionalization of a true story with great voice actors. I enjoyed hearing a story with places I knew and the story kept me engaged until the end. Great piece of storytelling!
    • 5/5
      Excellent book. The characters were compelling. The story was engaging.
      I wasn't sure what would happen but filled with dread several times.