{"product_id":"9780312388867","title":"The Rosewood Casket (Ballad Series #4)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Eloquent, lyrical, and richly textured . . . There is no one quite like [McCrumb] among present-day writers. No one better either.\" —\u003ci\u003eSan Diego Union-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a career spanning decades, and superlatives from reviewers nationwide--whose bestselling novels have been named Notable Books by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eLA Times\u003c\/i\u003e--this is one of Sharyn McCrumb's most cherished novels. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stage is set for family drama when Randall Stargill lies dying on his southern Appalachian farm, and his four sons come home to build him a coffin made from the special cache of rosewood he has saved for this purpose. Meanwhile, mountain wisewoman, Nora Bonesteel, prepares another box—to be buried with him. Among them, a real estate developer is hovering over the family's farm bringing secrets and tensions to the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a style both lyrical and beautifully detailed, with a narrative that flows from Native American lore and the burnished tales of Daniel Boone—up to the sharpest, and keenly realized landscapes of Appalachia today, \u003ci\u003eThe Rosewood Casket\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel as hauntingly beautiful as the mountains that gave it charge--and a stunning addition to our collection of McCrumb Ballad novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012616044784,"sku":"9780312388867","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780312388867_p0.jpg?v=1763760558","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780312388867","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}