Bibliograph

Gods of Howl Mountain, a novel, Taylor Brown

Type

Label

Gods of Howl Mountain, a novel, Taylor Brown

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Gods of Howl Mountain

Oclc number

983640648

Responsibility statement

Taylor Brown

Sub title

a novel

Summary

Bootlegger Rory Docherty has returned home to the fabled mountain of his childhood. Slowed by a wooden leg and haunted by memories of the Korean War, Rory runs bootleg whiskey for a powerful mountain clan in a retro-fitted '40 Ford coupe. Between deliveries to roadhouses, brothels, and private clients, he lives with his formidable grandmother, evades federal agents, and stokes the wrath of a rival runner. In the mill town at the foot of the mountains, Rory is bewitched by the mysterious daughter of a snake-handling preacher. His grandmother, Maybelline “Granny May” Docherty, opposes this match for her own reasons. A folk healer whose powers are rumored to rival those of a wood witch, she concocts potions and cures for the people of the mountains while harboring an explosive secret about Rory’s mother -- the truth behind her long confinement in a mental hospital, during which time she has not spoken one word. When Rory's life is threatened, Granny must decide whether to reveal what she knows . . . or protect her only grandson from the past

Target audience

general

Creator