The Woodsman's Daughter

by Rubio, Gwyn Hyman

• ISBN13: 9780670033218
• ISBN10: 0670033219
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-08-04
• Publisher: Viking Adult

Summary

Gwyn Hyman Rubio’s first novel, Icy Sparks, was hailed as vivid and unforgettable” (The New York Times Book Review), a combination of fire and ice that will take your breath away”(Atlanta Journal-Constitution). Now, Rubio has done it again with The Woodsman’s Daughter, a richly absorbing tale of the gothic South that, like Icy Sparks, has another unforgettable heroine at its heart.Dalia is the brassy and beautiful eldest daughter of Monroe Miller, a shrewd turpentine farmer in 1800s southern Georgia haunted by a devastating secret. A resilient and resourceful young woman, Dalia strives to create a better life for herself and will stop at nothing to protect her family, but the sins of the father are never far behind.In this spellbinding, page-turning epic, Rubio brings the swaying pines, humble shantytowns, and insular bustle of small-town living vibrantly to life. The Woodsman’s Daughteris certain to cement Rubio’s reputation as a major southern voice in American fiction.

Author Biography

Gwyn Hyman Rubio has been nominated for a Pushcart Press Editors-' Book Award and anthologized in Above Ground: Stories About Life and Death by New Southern Writers. She is also a winner of the Cecil Hackney Award as well as a recipient of grants from the Kentucky Arts Council and the Kentucky Foundation for Women.