The Devil's DreamNow back in print from the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Girls. It was in 1833 or '34 that Moses Bailey brought young Kate Malone down to Cold Spring Holler to be his wife. But Moses, wanting to become a preacher like his daddy was, left Kate time and again to look after the kids while he went out in search of a sign from God. Though he warned them about the evils of playing the fiddle, a kind of music he likened to the devil's own laughter, it passed the time for his bride and children, and soon became not just a way of life for the Baileys, but a curse that would last for generations. |
Contents
Ezekiel Bailey | |
Nonnie and the Melungeon | |
Down by Grassy Branch | |
Not the Marrying Kind | |
Flowers in the Meadow | |
Tammy Adele Burnette in Her Prime | |
Blackjack Johnny Raines and the PigBrain Theory | |
Mamma Rainette and the Raindrops | |
I Have a Baby | |
The Last Barn Dance | |
I Act Like a Fool | |
Knocking on Doors | |
California Is a State of Mind | |
FullTilt Boogie | |
Shall We Gather at the River | |
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