The author of The Hangman"s Beautiful Daughter and She Walks These Hills returns to Appalachia where local wise woman Nora Bonesteel faces a new predicament. When an old lover dies, Nora must carry out destiny"s grand plan for his burial. Unfortunately, destiny is mysterious, and those who don"t understand it threaten to blame Nora for a death that happened years ago. Simultaneous hardcover release from Dutton. 2 cassettes.