Reviews of The Songcatcher
 
“A memorable, tuneful tale.”
—Chicago Tribune

 
“(McCrumb) crafts two intriguing, at times suspenseful, narratives tied together by a haunting Scottish song.”
—The Orlando Sentinel

 
“A satisfying tale that moves quickly through three centuries of family history, bound together by a family song … Ms. McCrumb captures the Blue Ridge accurately and lovingly.”
—Richmond Times-Dispatch

 
“The narrative of this fetching tale interweaves mountain ancestors and contemporary folk like the latticework of an old summer porch.”
—Roanoke Times & World News

 
“Enjoyable … McCrumb has given her ancestors life … She blends the two stories beautifully, the same way a talented musician can weave words and notes into a song you can’t stop humming.”
—News & Record (Greensboro, NC)

 
“Sharyn McCrumb is noted for taking folkloric material — specifically Appalachian ballads and stories — and expanding them through works of fiction to relate to our modern world. She is a master at finding some inherent truths in characters and events of the old stories and updating those ideas to accommodate a modern setting.”
—Dirty Linen


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