Devil's Dream - Softcover

Smith, Lee

4.04

1,095 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345382919 ISBN 13: 9780345382917

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 1993

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"She writes lyric, luminous prose; her craft is so strong it becomes transparent, and, like the best of storytellers, she knows how to get out of the way so that the story can tell itself."
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Moses Bailey, a preacher's son, forbade his fiddle-loving wife Kate Malone to play. But while he was gone on his travels, looking for God, Kate couldn't help herself, and began fiddling for her three children. For the love of music, Kate is willing to defy anyone who tries to stop her. From generation to generation, the gift and love of music cannot be stopped, and no Malone is immune from its spell.

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About the Author:

Lee Smith is a senior editor at The Weekly Standard. He has written for Slate, the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the New Republic, as well as for a variety of major Arab media outlets. He is also a senior fellow of the Hudson Institute and the author of The Strong Horse: Power, Politics, and the Clash of Arab Civilizations. A native of New York, he currently resides in Washington, DC.

From AudioFile:

Some novels seem written with an authorial eye on Hollywood. Others, like this one, seem made for audio. Lee Smith's charming novel recounts the adventures and misadventures of one Appalachian family over six generations. Some of the kin are hellfire preachers, some besotted drunks; some strong, some weak; some abused, some abusers. But all of them are connected in significant ways to country music, first for pleasure, then for profit. And all have compelling stories. To tell these stories, eight narrators provide what is truly an audio tour de force. These performers seem "country" themselves, handling rural dialects, mountain expressions, and, most impressively, Grand Ole Opry-type singing with consummate skill. Linda Stephens, the principal narrator, excels, but she has ample support, most memorably from Mark Hammer. A-plus for this fine novel and even finer recording, one you don't want to miss. T.H. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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