{"product_id":"better-a-dinner-of-herbs-byron-herbert-reece-9780820314891","title":"Better a Dinner of Herbs","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1950, \u003ci\u003eBetter a Dinner of Herbs\u003c\/i\u003e is a compellingly dramatic tale of twisted, often violent human relationships. Taking its title from a biblical passage dealing with the power of love and hate within a household, the novel counterbalances its grim narrative with a poetic prose that evokes a reverence for the rhythm of the seasons and the continuity of life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eByron Herbert Reece situates the story in the isolated hills of the agrarian South where he spent most of his life, but it could have occurred in any rural setting at any time. An unmarried girl dies in childbirth. Her brother, swearing revenge on the father of the child, sells the family farm and turns toward the open world with his nephew. In search of a wife and a different livelihood, he chances to encounter his enemy. An intentional act of brutality symbolizes an end to his passion and summons him again away from all that he cherishes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn at the foot of Blood Mountain in north Georgia and reared in the isolated mountain area near Blairsville, Byron Herbert Reece (1917-1958) was the author of four volumes of poetry and two novels that are tied deeply to the spirit and traditions of Appalachia. Journalist Bill Shipp has called Reece \"perhaps the greatest balladeer of the Appalachians.\" His first volume of poems was published in 1945 to wide critical acclaim, and the publication of his remaining work brought him recognition far beyond north Georgia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Byron Herbert Reece\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820314897\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820314891\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 5.48w x 0.63d","brand":"Byron Herbert Reece","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055935484159,"sku":"9780820314891","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fe5ba552-fb1e-4ffd-a458-5c82cbad3d77.jpg?v=1685038616","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/better-a-dinner-of-herbs-byron-herbert-reece-9780820314891","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}