Smith, Lee 1944-

The last girls : a novel by Lee Smith( Book )

35 editions published between 2002 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 3,176 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Thirty-five years after a trip down the Mississippi on a raft with their classmates, four women are reunited to cruise the river once again where they plan to release the ashes of a fellow rafter, Margaret "Baby" Ballou

On Agate Hill : a novel by Lee Smith( Book )

20 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and held by 2,599 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Discovered in the ruins of a North Carolina plantation, an old box of mementos brings to life the world of young Molly Petree, an orphan growing up in the smoldering remains of the post-Civil War American South

Fair and tender ladies by Lee Smith( Book )

43 editions published between 1988 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 2,480 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Fair and Tender Ladies is an epistolary novel that traces the life of Ivy Rowe, born in the isolated Virginia mountain community of Sugar Fork. Through births and deaths, marriages and funerals, the decades of Ivy's life are captured in a rich dialect that carries the sounds and sights of the Appalachians in each syllable

Family linen by Lee Smith( Book )

20 editions published between 1985 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,022 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Gathered at Miss Elizabeth's deathbed, the whole Hesse family learns unexpected secrets about Elizabeth and each other

The devil's dream by Lee Smith( Book )

25 editions published between 1992 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 1,805 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Moses Bailey forbade his wife to play the fiddle, judging it to be the voice of the Devil

Oral history by Lee Smith( Book )

33 editions published between 1983 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 1,773 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A curse laid on the inhabitants of Hoot Owl Holler follows each succeeding generation for a century, in a tale of love, murder, obsession, and betrayal set in Appalachia

Guests on Earth : a novel by Lee Smith( Book )

13 editions published between 2013 and 2014 in English and held by 1,581 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

It is 1936 when orphaned thirteen-year-old Evalina Toussaint is admitted to Highland Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, a mental institution known for its innovative treatments for nervous disorders and addictions. Taken under the wing of the hospital's most notable patient, Zelda Fitzgerald, Evalina witnesses the cascading events leading up to the tragic fire of 1948 that killed nine women in a locked ward, Zelda among them

Saving Grace by Lee Smith( Book )

13 editions published between 1995 and 2013 in English and Danish and held by 1,437 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The confession of a preacher's daughter. Turned off religion early in life, Florida Grace Shepherd marries at the first opportunity, only to "backslide" into adultery. By the time she is 33, she feels an old bag. But one day Grace discovers she has her father's gift for giving meaning to people's lives and she returns to religion, picking up where her father left off. By the author of The Devil's Dream

The Christmas letters : a novella by Lee Smith( Book )

11 editions published between 1996 and 2014 in English and German and held by 1,321 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

From 1944 to 1995, the story of three generations of women as they partake of the tradition of catching up on family news once a year with the annual Christmas letter. A close-up of everyday life spanning half a century

The last girls by Lee Smith( )

20 editions published between 2002 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,230 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Thirty-five years after a dozen college coeds take a raft trip down the Mississippi, four of them reunite on a luxury steamboat as they bury a fifth rafter. They reveal their life stories since the first trip