• For Your Consideration:
• A First Edition, Second Printing in Hardcover:
• “THE WIDOW’S TRIAL: A NOVEL”
(Harper & Row, 1989)
• BY JOHN EHLE, Author of “THE LAND BREAKERS,” ETC.
• “JOHN EHLE is our foremost writer of historical fiction.”
—HARPER LEE
• ABOUT THIS TITLE:
• “Brutalized by her sadistic, drug-dealing husband, a charming woman on trial for his murder must battle the macho tradition that pervades her North Carolina mountain town.”
—FANTASTIC FICTIONS
• “A story of love and justice in the North Carolina mountains that is as fresh as dew.”
—KIRKUS REVIEWS
• “In some mountain coves of North Carolina, ‘for better or for worse’ still means just that. Winnette knew Ernest Lloyd Plover to be a hard-drinking, drug-pushing, gun-carrying, abusive man before she married him, didn't she? Then she shot him dead in self-defense--or premeditated murder. Her trial proceeds through the testimony of witnesses and the pronouncements of the crotchety judge, the rookie DA, and the retired lawyer court-appointed to defend her. No Perry Mason antics here; just plain mountain people trying to arrive at justice. Characterizations are strong, the descriptions of wife abuse even more so.”
—LIBRARY JOURNAL
• “Developed through alternating viewpoints, and accurately reflecting Southern voices and sensibilities, EHLE…has a deft touch, a sure grasp of character and, here, a diverting story.”
—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
• “JOHN EHLE has quickly become one of my favorite writers. To call him a sectional writer is like calling THOMAS HARDY a mere Somersetshire chronicle. Sly, lyrical, original, always moving, and a genius for scripting the moments that require greatness from his well-drawn characters. His work is hard to forget, so faithful to reality, and beautiful. We need a MENDELSOHN to discover and popularize him this J.S. BACH of the Appalachian Mountains.”
—RT COLARESI
• “I've read this book twice and am about to read it again because I think it is so good. I am always surprised when I find a male writer who shows extraordinary sensitivity to a woman's situation. This book is a shining example of that kind of sensitivity in addition to being a good story well told, well written.”
—MICKEY HENKEL, AMAZON REVIEW
• “As in his other works THE JOURNEY OF AUGUST KING and THE WIDOW’S TRIAL, EHLE concentrates much of his own attention on the conversations and considerations of the characters, but he does it as much with their speech and actions as with their thoughts, so his stories never stall, even in the prolonged trials or family councils he recounts.”
—R.T. SMITH, EDITOR, SHENANDOAH
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• For details about this book, please see below.
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TITLE: “THE WIDOW’S TRIAL: A NOVEL”
AUTHOR: JOHN EHLE
TYPE: HARDCOVER
PAGES: 227
PUBLISHER, LOCALE, & YEAR: HARPER & ROW (New York), 1989
EDITION: FIRST EDITION, SECOND PRINTING*
*RE: The following Number Row on the Copyright Page: “10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2”
NOTE: NOT an ex-library copy or a book club edition.
ISBN: 0-06-016154-X
CONDITION of DUST JACKET: VERY GOOD PLUS.
Price ($17.95) is unclipped. Corners are lightly bumped. Minor smudging and scratching on all sides. Despite faint age-toning, DJ is bright & clean with sharp imagery & lettering. (Now protected in a Brodart archival cover.)
CONDITION of BOOK ITSELF: VERY GOOD PLUS.
Boards are v. clean w/ sharp corners. Faint smudge on top text-block otherwise edges are fine. End-papers are fine too—save for a bookplate that is affixed to the inside cover. Book is square (its shape; not its content). Pages are clean & bright. Looks unread.
SHIPPING NEWS: This book will be wrapped with care being shipped in a cushioned & sturdy mailer. THANK YOU!
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