The Sound of Distant Thunder: An Appalachian Novel

by Jack R. Pyle

Book Overview

This is the story of revenge, mountain style. It is not a mystery in the truest sense of the word and it is not a love story, but it has elements of both. The rugged and individualistic people of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 096636662X
• ISBN13: 9780966366624
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Aacorn Books
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Mountain Justice

From the hung jury at the opening that releases Buck Price for the second time to the final rendering of "mountain justice," The Sound of Distant Thunder takes command with Appalachian authenticity. The voice is true, the justice horrifying, the perpetrator a real surprise. There is a pattern here; it's good, down to earth writing. If you like a read that rings true to human nature, The Sound of Distant Thunder is for you.

Excellent on several levels; appalachian novel, love story +

This book is a success as a love story and a suspense novel. It's greatest success is as an appalachian novel. Specifically the characters are very well drawn mountain people. Highly enjoyable book.

JACK PYLE HAS A WINNER!

One will soon understand why The Sound of Distant Thunder won the 1999 Book of the Year Award of the Appalachian Writers Association. It's an honest book about folks who live in the hills and coves of Western North Carolina. Sharyn McCrumb's books tell about the mountains in a fair and straightforward way, and so does this book. You will find The Sound of Distant Thunder an excellent read.