New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991. dj. Hardcover first edition - Based on a true story set in the Ozarks in 1913-1917, this is the story of a young mountaineer, Nail Chism, who was convicted of raping a 14 year old girl and sentenced to death - and the story of the woman who fought to save his life. Jill McCorkle called this novel "hauntingly beautiful...so richly told, its character so seductive, that it resonates with brilliance.". ISBN: 0-15-1175500.