Description: "This literary companion surveys the works of Lee Smith, Southern author, lauded for her autobiographical familiarity with Appalachian settings and characters. Her dialogue captures the voices of mountain people and their perceptions of local and world events. An A to Z arrangement of entries incorporates specific titles, and themes such as belonging, healing and death, parenting and religion"--
Brief description: Mary Ellen Snodgrass is an award-winning author of English and Latin textbooks and reference works for 40 years. She taught at Hickory High School and Lenoir Rhyne University in North Carolina for 23 years. Her writing focuses on women's and world literature and history and general research topics, including epidemics, the history of money, clothing, food, and dance. She lives in Hickory, North Carolina.
Review Quotes: "Gives users insight into the major events in Lee's life and how they shaped her work...provides its target audience with the tools necessary for approaching and understanding this important American author...recommended"--ARBA; "Excellent series of Literary Companions"--Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine.