The Ballad of Cherrystoke and Other Stories

By Melanie McGee Bianchi

A young maid at an upscale resort hides her banjo-playing freighthopper brother.

An unlikely romance bridges a quarter-century age gap and a 150-year-old murder.

A man tries to turn his sheltered mother's backyard shed into a pricey vacation rental.

A gig worker must shake off her darker identity to become a professional baby namer.

An extraordinary debut from one of America's most exciting new talents, The Ballad of Cherrystoke weaves together the quirky and the sublime: an important new voice in Appalachian literature. Each story is something lyrical and unflinching, with characters that remain with you long after you've finished.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 173577474X
• ISBN13: 9781735774749
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Blackwater Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.8" x 7.5"