A review by kim_holloway
The Unquiet Grave: A Novel by Sharyn McCrumb

5.0

This is the story of a ghost, a murder trial, and a mother's love and unrelenting search for justice for her daughter. Though the events of the novel, based on the true story of the Greenbrier Ghost of West Virginia, took place in the late 1800s, the issues McCrumb explores are still relevant in early 21st century. In this novel, McCrumb explores gender roles, racial inequality, and social/class issues, highlighting the fact that we have not yet solved these problems that we have always grappled with. McCrumb often uses a quote from Shakespeare that defines her novels: "What's past is prologue." As with her other novels, most notably The Ballad of Frankie Silver and Ghost Riders, McCrumb demonstrates the proof of this statement.