an acquaintance with darkness by ann rinaldi

As Roseanna stitches the title quilt, she morbidly records the interwoven fates of the two families, and Fanny, watching her, gradually realizes that her sister courted destruction and ''dragged so many of us with her.'' Through homespun language, folk remedies, superstition and a vivid picture of a vengeful religion (e.g., Mama McCoy constantly shifts the pebbles of those in her prayers between the saved and damned piles), Rinaldi skillfully paints the code of honor of Kentucky and West Virginia mountain families.

Ann Rinaldi’s dramatic story is based on the legend of America’s Tempe Wick. Fourteen-year-old Emily Pigbush suspects that her uncle is involved in body snatching. And I can say this, because I loved her best of all.'' Roseanna McCoy, ''so purty that just being next to her is better than a piece of rock candy,'' ran off with Johnse Hatfield and ignited the tinder box of residual hatred still smoldering from ''The War Amongst Us'' (the Civil War). An Acquaintance With Darkness (1997) The Staircase (2000) Or Give Me Death (2003). Read 169 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. This colorful novel, an addition to the Great Episodes series, begins in 1889, when Fanny is 16, at a hanging, and flashes back to 1880 to describe the evolution of the quarrel Fanny claims would never have started ''if not for my sister Roseanna. An Acquaintance with Darkness Ann Rinaldi 3.88 2,050 ratings169 reviews Want to read Kindle 7.

Fanny McCoy, the protagonist and narrator of Rinaldi's (A Break with Charity An Acquaintance with Darkness) tautly plotted historical novel about the infamous feuding families effectively portrays the clans' divided loyalties and cycle of violence. An Acquaintance With Darkness Paperback by Ann Rinaldi Paperback Januby Ann Rinaldi (Author) 67 ratings Part of: Great Episodes (5 books) See all formats and editions Kindle 4.99 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 32.44 19 Used from 2.24 6 New from 27.55 5 Collectible from 15.00 Paperback 5.02 34 Used from 1.53 5 New from 5.

An acquaintance with darkness by ann rinaldi