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Experience the gripping saga of family, resilience, and dark secrets in the pages of 'Gods of Howl Mountain'. This captivating novel, set amidst the rugged beauty of 1950s North Carolina, weaves a tale filled with whiskey-running, vengeance, and love. Follow the story of Maybelline Docherty, fondly known as 'Granny May', a folk healer with a mysterious past and extraordinary potions that echo the legends of wood witches. Her grandson, Rory Docherty, returns from the Korean War scarred and battle-worn, running bootleg whiskey through a landscape teeming with violence and the growing allure of stock-car racing. As Granny May strives to protect Rory from rival runners and federal agents, she uncovers haunting family truths related to his mother's dark history in a mental institution. Crafted with vivid imagery and a gripping narrative, Taylor Brown's 'Gods of Howl Mountain' is a powerful exploration of a family's turbulent journey. This brand-new edition from St Martins Press invites you into a world of danger, loyalty, and the complexities of human emotion. Don't miss this enthralling read that ties the past to the present in a rich tapestry of storytelling. Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. (ISBN: 9781250311580, 304 pages)
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781250311580
Year: 2019
Publisher: St Martins Press
Pages: 304
Description:
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 Reservoir. Rory runs bootleg whiskey in a high-powered car to roadhouses, brothels, and private clients in the mill town at the foot of the mountains - a hotbed of violence, moonshine, and the burgeoning sport of stock-car racing.
Granny May must help her grandson battle rival runners and federal revenue agents, snake-handling pastors, and the mystery of his own haunted past: namely, the real story behind his mother's long confinement in a mental hospital, during which she has remained completely silent.
With gritty and atmospheric prose, Taylor Brown brings to life a perilous mountain and the family who rules it, tying together past and present in one captivating narrative.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781250311580
Year: 2019
Publisher: St Martins Press
Pages: 304
Description:
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 Reservoir. Rory runs bootleg whiskey in a high-powered car to roadhouses, brothels, and private clients in the mill town at the foot of the mountains - a hotbed of violence, moonshine, and the burgeoning sport of stock-car racing.
Granny May must help her grandson battle rival runners and federal revenue agents, snake-handling pastors, and the mystery of his own haunted past: namely, the real story behind his mother's long confinement in a mental hospital, during which she has remained completely silent.
With gritty and atmospheric prose, Taylor Brown brings to life a perilous mountain and the family who rules it, tying together past and present in one captivating narrative.