Re: Recommended Read for Highland Games Goers...ooops...

Posted by MMMMarcia on July 13, 2000 at 08:57:33:

In Reply to: Re: Recommended Read for Highland Games Goers posted by MMMMarcia on July 13, 2000 at 08:55:39:

: : : If you like Highland Games and have a sense of humor about what goes on there, by all means read Sharyn McCrumb's Highland Laddie Gone. I met her at a book signing (She wrote a novel about the first white woman hanged in NC) and she admitted to borrowing heavily from Grandfather Mountain Highland Games even though the story is set in a fictional place in Virginia.

: : : Also, the Discovery Channel did the GMHG on one of its "Travelers" episodes, and it also has healthy doses of humor.(Including old kilt jokes)

: : : I hate to think what kind of novel Sharyn would write about Mohican Gatherings, but it would probably be a cliffhanger and absolutely tear your heart out!

: : : -Susan

: : Hey, hey Susan,

: : Another neat coincidence, I LOVED the Ballad of Frankie Silver (is that right, it's been a while) what a SAD STORY!!! I'll definately be looking for the one you mentioned.

: : Thanks,
: : Di
: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

: Diana & Susan, Sharyn McCrumb writes lovely stories about North Carolina. I think I've read just about all of them, and mostly, I love the descriptions of the mountains threaded through them. For the life of me, I can't think of any titles to recommend, but they are always intriguing & good escapes! And unless my mind has gone completely (a definite possibility!), the woman who is a key figure in many of the books, if not all of them, is Nora Boneset, who has a touch of the "sight," as they say, giving the stories a nice eerie feeling, as well. Good reads, all!

: MMMMarcia

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Maybe her name is Bonesteel...well, it's something to do with bones, anyway! ;o)

She-Who-Can't-Remember-Diddly!

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• Re: Recommended Read for Highland Games Goers...ooops... NightSky 09:23:57 7/13/2000 (2)
  • Re: Recommended Read for Highland Games Goers...ooops... MMMMarcia 10:32:20 7/13/2000 (1)
    • Re: Recommended Read for Highland Games Goers...ooops... Susan 11:16:46 7/13/2000 (0)

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: : : : If you like Highland Games and have a sense of humor about what goes on there, by all means read Sharyn McCrumb's Highland Laddie Gone.  I met her at a book signing (She wrote a novel about the first white woman hanged in NC) and she admitted to borrowing heavily from Grandfather Mountain Highland Games even though the story is set in a fictional place in Virginia.

: : : : Also, the Discovery Channel did the GMHG on one of its "Travelers" episodes, and it also has healthy doses of humor.(Including old kilt jokes)

: : : : I hate to think what kind of novel Sharyn would write about Mohican Gatherings, but it would probably be a cliffhanger and absolutely tear your heart out!

: : : : -Susan

: : : Hey, hey Susan,

: : : Another neat coincidence, I LOVED the Ballad of Frankie Silver (is that right, it's been a while) what a SAD STORY!!! I'll definately be looking for the one you mentioned.

: : : Thanks,
: : : Di
: : ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

: : Diana & Susan, Sharyn McCrumb writes lovely stories about North Carolina.  I think I've read just about all of them, and mostly, I love the descriptions of the mountains threaded through them.  For the life of me, I can't think of any titles to recommend, but they are always intriguing & good escapes!  And unless my mind has gone completely (a definite possibility!), the woman who is a key figure in many of the books, if not all of them, is Nora Boneset, who has a touch of the "sight," as they say, giving the stories a nice eerie feeling, as well.  Good reads, all!

: : MMMMarcia

: ~~~~~~

: Maybe her name is Bonesteel...well, it's something to do with bones, anyway! ;o)

: She-Who-Can't-Remember-Diddly!



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