Description
Through a lifetime of letters, a Virginia mountain girl named Ivy Rowe records the joys, hardships, and turning points that shape her family and the community around her. Written to friends, relatives, and even her father, these intimate missives form an epistolary saga that feels both personal and historical—capturing a place as vividly as it captures a person. As Ivy navigates love, loss, work, and change, her fierce commitment to perseverance and dignity becomes the novel’s steady heartbeat. With Lee Smith’s lyrical, character-driven storytelling, the correspondence reveals how memory, loyalty, and resilience can transform ordinary days into a lasting legacy.
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paperback
Pan
Published Jan 1, 1990
316 pages
ISBN: 9780330307987
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Details
First Published
1988
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee Smith.