Witches on the Road Tonight by SheriHolman Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2012 by Grove Press Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-0-8021-4571-0, ISBN: 0-8021-4571-X
"As a child growing up in Depression-era rural Virginia, Eddie Alley’s quiet life is rooted in the rumors of his mother’s witchcraft. But when he's visited by a writer and glamorous photographer researching American folklore for the WPA, the spell of his mother’s unorthodox life is violently disrupted, and Eddie is inspired to pursue a future beyond the confines of his dead-end town.He leaves for New York and becomes a television horror- ..."
"When Manda Frank conceives eleven babies with the help of fertility treatments, she brings the world's attention to rural Three Chimneys, Virginia. As the news media descends on the town, even bringing presidential candidate Adams Brooke to Manda's hospital bedside, the residents of Three Chimneys celebrate before the cameras. When all eleven children are born alive, Pastor Leland Vaughn rejoices in his belief that the miraculous event ..."
The Dress Lodger(1st Edition) by SheriHolman Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2010 by Grove Press Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-8021-4492-8, ISBN: 0-8021-4492-6
"The Dress Lodger is engrossing historical fiction. As in the best of its genre, Sheri Holman's atmospheric, miasmic tale set in cholera-stricken Sunderland, England, circa 1831 is based on fact. Its epigraph from Ambrose Bierce's Devil's Dictionary--"Grave: A place where the dead are laid to await the coming of the medical student"--casts the novel's thematic lodestone, steering the reader into a deathly plot pursued through streets e ..."
A Stolen Tongue(Reprint) by SheriHolman Paperback, 343 Pages, Published 2008 by Grove Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8021-4379-2, ISBN: 0-8021-4379-2
"A riveting mystery that recalls the work of Umberto Eco and Barry Unsworth, A Stolen Tongue is the captivating debut novel that launched critically acclaimed author Sheri Holman’s literary career.In 1483, Father Felix Fabri sails from Germany to Mount Sinai on a pilgrimage to venerate the relics of Saint Katherine of Alexandria. But at each of the shrines he visits throughout Greece and Palestine, he finds that the remains of Katherin ..."
"Have you ever wondered how your favorite authors got their start? How did they make the leap from closet scribe to published author? In My First Novel: Tales of Woe and Glory, twenty-five authors recount the variety of hurdles, both internal and external that they had to overcome on their journey. Alan Watt, editor of My First Novel and founder of L.A. Writers’ Lab’s 90-Day Novel Workshops, states, “The goal of this book was to demysti ..."
The Mammoth Cheese(1st Edition) A Novel by SheriHolman Hardcover, 592 Pages, Published 2003 by Atlantic Monthly Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-87113-900-9, ISBN: 0-87113-900-6
"With The Mammoth Cheese, Holman delivers a sharp, contemporary story steeped in history that will captivate a new audience while gratifying readers of her acclaimed earlier work, The Dress Lodger. Beautifully crafted and driven by warm, vibrant characters, The Mammoth Cheese follows the residents of rural Three Chimneys, Virginia, on their historic journey to re-create the making of the original Thomas Jefferson-era, 1,235-pound "Mammot ..."
Sondok Princess of the Moon and Stars (Royal Diaries) by SheriHolman, Dear America Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 2002 by Scholastic Inc. ISBN-13: 978-0-439-16586-0, ISBN: 0-439-16586-5
"THE ROYAL DIARIES is pleased to introduce historical novelist, Sheri Holman, who makes her debut on the list with a captivating story of fourteen-year-old Princess Sondok from seventh-century Korea.During the seventh-century, the land which is now Korea was fraught with political and religious intrigue. The country was split into Three Kingdoms, each fighting for supremacy: Silla, Koguryo, and Paekche. Besides the warring kingdoms, ther ..."
The Dress Lodger(1st Edition) (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by SheriHolman Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2001 by Ballantine Books ISBN-13: 978-0-345-43691-7, ISBN: 0-345-43691-1
"In Sunderland, England, a city quarantined by the cholera epidemic of 1831, a defiant, fifteen-teen-year old beauty in an elegant blue dress makes her way between shadow and lamp light. A potter's assistant by day and dress lodger by night, Gustine sells herself for necessity in a rented gown, scrimping to feed and protect her only love: her fragile baby boy. She holds a glimmer of hope after meeting Dr. Henry Chiver, a prisoner of his ..."
The Dress Lodger(1st Edition) by SheriHolman Hardcover, 291 Pages, Published 2000 by Atlantic Monthly Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-87113-753-1, ISBN: 0-87113-753-4
"The Dress Lodger is engrossing historical fiction. As in the best of its genre, Sheri Holman's atmospheric, miasmic tale set in cholera-stricken Sunderland, England, circa 1831 is based on fact. Its epigraph from Ambrose Bierce's Devil's Dictionary--"Grave: A place where the dead are laid to await the coming of the medical student"--casts the novel's thematic lodestone, steering the reader into a deathly plot pursued through streets e ..."
"As a child growing up in Depression-era rural Virginia, Eddie Alley’s quiet life is rooted in the rumors of his mother’s witchcraft. But when he's visited by a writer and glamorous photographer researching American folklore for the WPA, the spell of his mother’s unorthodox life is violently disrupted, and Eddie is inspired to pursue a future beyond the confines of his dead-end town.He leaves for New York and becomes a television horror- ..."
The Mammoth Cheese A Novel by SheriHolman Paperback, 480 Pages, Published 2004 by Virago ISBN-13: 978-1-84408-127-1, ISBN: 1-84408-127-3
"Book DescriptionWhen Manda Frank gives birth to an astonishing eleven babies, the world descends on her home town of Three Chimneys, Virginia. Beneath the intense media spotlight the town begins to give up its long-held secrets: from the unrequited love of August Vaughn, the town's avid Thomas Jefferson impersonator, to the more dangerous and subversive passions of Mr March, the local history teacher. Meanwhile, cheesemaker Margaret Pri ..."
The Dress Lodger (Wheeler large print book series) by SheriHolman Hardcover, 471 Pages, Published 2000 by Wheeler Publishing Inc Large Print ISBN-13: 978-1-56895-880-4, ISBN: 1-56895-880-3
"The Dress Lodger, a prostitute's passion for her vulnerable baby and the disgraced doctor who might save him, is engrossing historical fiction. As with all the best fictional history, Sheri Holman's atmospheric, miasmic tale of cholera-struck Sunderland in 1831 is based on fact. "Grave: A place where the dead are laid to await the coming of the medical student": this epigraph casts the novel's thematic lodestone, steering the reader ..."
Stolen Tongue, a (Compact Disc) by SheriHolman Published 2016 by Audible Studios On Brilliance, United States ISBN-13: 978-1-5318-2593-5, ISBN: 1-5318-2593-1
"By the bestselling author of The Dress Lodger, Witches on the Road Tonight uncovers the secrets and lies that echo through three generations of one Appalachian family. It is a deeply human, urgent exploration of America s doomed love affair with fear. On the eve of World War II, eight-year-old Eddie Alley lies in bed watching his first horror movie, hand-cranked and flickering on the bare wall of a backwoods cabin. In 2011, Eddie s daug ..."
The Mammoth Cheese (CD-Audio) by SheriHolman Published 2015 by Brilliance Audio ISBN-13: 978-1-5012-7215-8, ISBN: 1-5012-7215-2
"This year the Series has gone farther distances than ever before to find authors who evolve the Gothic genre. Authors born in eleven countries contribute new fiction (or fiction never published in English) to the fifth in the Exotic Gothic serie twenty six stories in all, split into two volumes. A commitment was also made early to encourage gender balance in the anthology. After reading with shock how women writers are severely underre ..."
"By the best-selling author of The Dress Lodger, Sheri Holman’s new and most ambitious novel to date, Witches on the Road Tonight, uncovers the secrets and lies that echo through three generations of one Appalachian family. It is a deeply human, urgent exploration of America’s doomed love affair with fear. On the eve of World War II, eight-year-old Eddie Alley lies in bed watching his first horror movie, hand-cranked and flickering on t ..."