Publisher's Synopsis
"The only way out is in a wedding dress or a pine box." So thinks Blackbird (Blackie) McGee, trapped by poverty in an abusive and dirt-poor mountain home in 1930s West Virginia, deep in the heart of coal-mining Appalachia. In "Wings Of A Blackbird", life for Blackie is grim. Isolated at her cold and drafty mountain-top home, Blackie is taken for granted and abused by her self-pitying stepfather and her sadistic and lewd cousin Denny. Unable to find work due to the ongoing Depression and the poor lot of West Virginia mining families, Blackie sees no escape for herself and her mentally challenged brother, Boyd. But then, in a freak accident, unknown pilot Roger Hilroy crashes his bi-plane on McGee Mountain during a snowstorm and is rescued by Blackie. An unforeseen and hopeful change is set in motion by the fated intrusion of the stranger from the sky. But as secrets mount and violence intensifies in the desperate, impoverished home, Blackie's situation becomes perilous; she knows she has to get out - somehow - and FAST. Fly away with "Wings Of A Blackbird", experience the homespun, gritty, and fighting proud Appalachia of bygone days, and follow the escalating suspense - will Blackie, a fierce and strong woman, manage to escape Denny's and Pap's cruel and powerful clutches? Or will she and Boyd be forever trapped at their mountain home?
