Sterlen and a Mosaic of Mountain Women

by Amy Ammons Garza

Overview

Musically gifted mountain man Sterlen Galloway has lived all of his forty-eight years in the backwoods, visiting home after home carrying his banjo, his songs, and his stories. When Sterlen meets Martha Ammons, Tom Ammons� eldest daughter, love brings this man of music and song into the darkness of an abused woman�s emotional pain.
�Sterlen� is the third book in its series based on author Amy Ammons Garza�s family heritage. Continuing to share the authentic stories of the Ammons and Owen families and life in the Appalachian Mountains, Garza�s work traces her lineage amongst the mountain folk of North Carolina.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940016498256
Publisher:	Catch the Spirit of Appalachia, Inc.
Publication date:	05/15/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Amy Ammons Garza grew up in western North Carolina listening to the stories her grandfather told her. He impressed upon her, as the eldest of her generation, to pass on the stories of their heritage to the next generation. Garza has won over 30 awards for short stories, personal essays, children�s literature, poetry, and novels, including four first place awards for �Novel-in-Progress� through Purdue University Calumet in Hammond, Indiana. She was a columnist/associate editor for 14 years for Transport Fleet News in Chicago, and is currently Associate Publisher, editor, and columnist for �Fun Things to do in the Mountains,� publisher for Ammons communications, playwright of four plays, and a storyteller/visiting artist and cofounder of Catch the Spirit of Appalachia, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and honoring the WNC mountain heritage.