Lee Smith

Lee SmithLee Smith is the bestselling author of more than a dozen books, the latest of which is ON AGATE HILL. She was Professor of English and taught Creative Writing at North Carolina State University. She lives with her husband Hal Crowther, in Hillsborough.

On Agate Hill (Paperback)

By Lee Smith
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ISBN-13: 9781565125773
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Published: Shannon Ravenel Books, 8/2007
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Sarah says: Set in post-Civil War North Carolina, this is perhaps the finest of Lee Smith's many fine novels. The characters, from 13-year-old Molly Petree to middle-aged spinster Agnes Rutherford, sing their stories in voices as clear and lively as Jacky Jarvis's banjo pickin'. ON AGATE HILL takes its place with Smith's wonderful Appalachian ballads ORAL HISTORY and FAIR AND TENDER LADIES and surpasses them.

Fair and Tender Ladies (Mass Market Paperback)

By Lee Smith
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ISBN-13: 9780345362087
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Published: Ballantine Books, 8/1989
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Discover Lee's unforgettable heroine, Ivy Rowe, in this modern classic.

The Last Girls (Paperback)

By Lee Smith
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ISBN-13: 9780345464958
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Published: Ballantine Books, 9/2003
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Revered for her powerful female characters, Smith tells a brilliant story of how college pals who grew up in an era when they were still called "girls" have negotiated life as "women." A "New York Times" bestseller in hardcover.

News of the Spirit (Paperback)

By Lee Smith
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ISBN-13: 9780449002261
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Published: Ballantine Books, 8/1998
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A teenage girl tells the painful and hilarious tale of her philandering father's fall from grace and curious effort to save his marriage. A professional "fiancee" chronicles her Caribbean cruise with three Atlanta developers. A young woman concocts an imaginary brother to impress her friends -- only to have the bogus boy take on a life of his own.... Once again, Lee Smith deftly showcases the wit, insight, and delightful literary inventiveness that have won her widespread critical praise and a faithful readership.

Oral History (Paperback)

By Lee Smith
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ISBN-13: 9780345410283
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Published: Ballantine Books, 8/1996
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When Jennifer, a college student, returns to her childhood home of Hoot Owl Holler with a tape recorder, the tales of murder and suicide, incest and blood ties, bring to life a vibrant story of a doomed family that still refuses to give up.... "Deft and assured.... Lee Smith] is nothing less than masterly." THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

Black Mountain Breakdown (Paperback)

By Lee Smith
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ISBN-13: 9780345410313
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Published: Ballantine Books, 8/1996
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Crystal Spangler lives in rural Appalachia. She's the apple of her mother's eye -- not yet beautiful, but she will be. She's the most popular girl at Black Rock High. She makes cheerleader, gets good grades, and is elected beauty queen. Crystal discovers God, goes to college, and falls in love. When she comes home, she's disheveled and confused. Crystal becomes a wealthy politician's wife. But there's something calling her, drawing her back to where it all began, in the shadow of Black Mountain . . .