About Sharyn McCrumb
Sharyn McCrumb is an American writer best known for books that celebrate the history and folklore of Appalachia. McCrumb is the winner of numerous literary awards, and is the author of the best-selling Ballad novels, set in the North Carolina/Tennessee mountains; the NASCAR series featuring St. Dale; and the Elizabeth McPherson mystery series. McCrumb is a Southern writer, perhaps best known for her Appalachian Ballad novels, including The New York Times bestsellers The Ballad of Frankie Silver and She Walks These Hills, and for St. Educated at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's degree in English from Virginia Tech, McCrumb was the first writer-in-residence at King College in Tennessee.
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