What Critics are saying about Sharyn McCrumb's Ballad Novels
Novels are listed in order most recently published.
 
“Sprawling, multilayered…McCrumb brings alive a time in which nearly every family had relatives fighting on both Union and Confederate sides and peoples it with figures drawn from history.”
—Kirkus Reviews

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“The author’s eye for detail and use of magical realism helps raise this above the level of the average historical drama……quite charming.”
—Los Angeles Times

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“This literate and provocative novel about poor people as defendants, rich people as officers of the court and the clash of their cultural values is McCrumb's best book yet.”
—Cleveland Plain Dealer
 
Read more reviews of The Ballad of Frankie Silver:
   
“With this eloquent, lyrical, and richly textured novel, McCrumb provides fresh evidence that there is no one quite like her among present-day writers. No one better either.”
—San Diego Union-Tribune
 
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“Another stellar performance from one of the best.”
—Kirkus Reviews
 
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“Compelling … Sharyn McCrumb turns serious as she explores death from many angles.”
— San Diego Union Tribune

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“Filled with believable, complex characters, dead-on social observations and evocative settings, this novel is too good to miss.”
— Atlanta Journal and Constitution

 
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