Only the most peculiar fate could link the star-crossed Riconni family of New York with the dirt-poor Powells of the Georgia Mountains. Little do Ursula Powell and Quentin Riconni know that a strange and abstract iron sculpture of a bear will draw them together. They have nothing in common except the power that the Bear has in both their lives. The sculpture, which now sits in the backyard of Ursula's secluded mountain farm, is worth a fortune. When Quentin leaves New York for the small Southern town to reclaim his father's sculpture, what he discovers is that when it comes to the heart, to destiny, to fate, the price paid cannot be measured in millions.

Chronicling the parallel tales of two seemingly disparate individuals, ON BEAR MOUNTAIN is the most recent novel by Southern writer Deborah Smith. A bizarre sculpture of a bear is created by an eccentric artist and ends up in rural Georgia. The tale details the lives of the artist's son, who lives in New York City, and the daughter of the sculpture's eventual owner, who lives on rich farmland in the hills of Georgia. The relationship of these two individuals is told largely in the first person. Dick Hill narrates the male voices and thoughts while Susie Breck delivers the female. Although the narrators are polished, the sudden shifts in voice, often in the middle of a passage, are distracting. Both readers use subtle vocal changes to designate the different moods and characters. B.J.L. (c) AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine

 

Deborah Smith, a sixth-generation Georgia native, is a former newspaper reporter and editor. She has more than 1.5 million copies in print of her previous novels, including the bestselling A Place to Call Home. Deborah is married and lives in the mountains of North Georgia.

On Bear Mountain by Deborah Smith
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