Monroe "Roe" Farley has traveled to the Ozarks with his ediphone to record local folk songs that he believes originated in Scotland and England. He meets Jesse Best, a simpleminded man who claims Roe as his friend. He also meets Jesse's sister, Meggie, a woman who has always dreamed that her prince would come and sweet her away. When Meggie sees Roe, she believes her prince is finally here. But when she nearly poisons him with her cooking, Roe decides to keep his distance.
This is a thoroughly entertaining book with unique characters. Meggie and Jesse live with their father on his rundown farm. Onery Best is a simple farmer with very little education. When Roe offers to pay him for room and board, Onery makes a deal with him to help out on the farm. Roe may be Harvard educated, but he has a lot to learn about the people in Marrying Stone, Arkansas. My rating: 4 Stars.
This is a thoroughly entertaining book with unique characters. Meggie and Jesse live with their father on his rundown farm. Onery Best is a simple farmer with very little education. When Roe offers to pay him for room and board, Onery makes a deal with him to help out on the farm. Roe may be Harvard educated, but he has a lot to learn about the people in Marrying Stone, Arkansas. My rating: 4 Stars.
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