Farewell, I'm Bound to Leave You

De: Fred Chappell

Narrado por: Tom Stechschulte

As an old woman lies dying in her Appalachian home, nursed by her daughter, the son-in-law and grandson recall the old woman's tales. Her stories of the women in the southern mountains have provided them with a rich legacy of oral history.

From the first startling image - "The wind had got into the clocks and blown the hours awry" - to the final moment when time starts up again, Fred Chappell's graceful book presents a remarkable parade. You'll meet The Silent Woman, whose glances carry enough expression to change people's lives. And The Feistiest Woman, who challenges her beloved to a duel with shotgun, rifle, knife, and hammer.

Fred Chappell has won international acclaim for his lyrical, graceful writing. His many awards include a Rockefeller Grant and the Award in Literature from the National Institute of Arts and Letters. Farewell, I'm Bound to Leave You is a ringing celebration of mountain wisdom and extraordinary voices.

©1997 Nancy Thayer (P)1997 Recorded Books, LLC

Lyrical, engaging storytelling

Few people can so effectively straddle the line between poetry and prose and use magical realism in an ordinary setting the way Fred Chappell could. The work is effectively a collection of short stories type effortlessly together through a narrated series of conversations between family members talking about the past. If you grow up in Appalachia, this is less a work of fiction and more like getting to hear all those family stories once again that you forgot from your childhood.