Farewell, I'm Bound to Leave You

"Grounded in the gripping art of storytelling, [it] demonstrates Fred Chappell's universal appeal . . . A stirring chorale of women's voices."—Robert Taylor, The Boston Globe

"A vibrant picture . . . Chappell describes steely, passionate women, the savory foods they cook, and the luscious landscapes they inhabit."—Margot Mifflin, Entertainment Weekly

"An array of flavorful tales . . . A sometimes boisterous, sometimes lyrical, sometimes Gothically romantic celebration of women."—David Willis McCullough, The New York Times Book Review

"Haunting . . . Rich, lyrical, and frequently elegiac . . . Fred Chappell has become one of our indispensable contemporary writers."—Greg Johnson, The Atlanta Journal/Constitution

"Exuberant . . . Musically written . . . Chappell here acknowledges fully and equally both the sadness and celebration and honors both, as only a gifted, fully initiated, grown-up writer can do."—Doris Betts, author of The World and I

"Marvelous . . . The most affecting work of fiction about place and love [since] A River Runs Through It."—Howard Frank Mosher, The Washington Post Book World