Crows
In a small Illinois town, one-hundred-year-old Ben Ladysmith lives quietly with his memories and his beloved crow stories. When a young woman named Marvella arrives claiming to be his great-great-granddaughter, Ben’s carefully ordered world begins to shift. As past and present interweave, Dickinson crafts a luminous portrait of aging, family, and the stories we tell to make sense of our lives. (Goodreads)
Press:
- “The title refers to the crow stories that Ben Ladysmith…was forever telling. The crow stories are charming and touching, as is Mr. Dickinson’s novel. He has gotten hold of something special. One looks forward to following wherever it will take him.” —Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times
- “Charles Dickinson is certainly one of the best novelists to appear in the last few years. Crows is both highly entertaining and significantly moral fiction.” —The Grand Rapids Press
- “An elegant invention by a writer with impressive talents.” —Philadelphia Inquirer
Publication Details: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985 · 262 pages · ISBN 978-0-394-54330-7 (Open Library)
Editions:
- Alfred A. Knopf (U.S. hardcover, 1985)
- Michael Joseph (U.K. hardcover, 1985)
- Avon Books (U.S. paperback, 1986)
- HarperCollins (e-book, 2015)
Award: Friends of American Writers top prize (1986).