Bibliograph

Prayers the devil answers, a novel, Sharyn McCrumb

Type

Label

Prayers the devil answers, a novel, Sharyn McCrumb

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Prayers the devil answers

Oclc number

907621837

Responsibility statement

Sharyn McCrumb

Series statement

Ballad novels, 11

Sub title

a novel

Summary

Suddenly thrust into the role of primary caretaker for her family following the tragic death of her husband, Ellie Robbins is appointed to serve out his term as sheriff of their rural Tennessee mountain town. The year is 1936, and her role is largely symbolic, except for the one task that only a sheriff can do: execute a convicted prisoner. Ellie has long proven she can handle herself. But becoming sheriff is altogether different, and the demands of the role are even more challenging when she is forced to combat society's expectations for a woman. Soon enough, dark secrets come to light, and Ellie must grapple with small town superstitions and the tenuaous ties she shared with a condemned killer as she carves out a place for herself in an uncertain future. --, From publisher website

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