num_pages: 480
description: Set in the apocalyptic atmosphere of the turn of this century, this engaging novel by the author of In Country tells the story of a young farm wife, living in rural Kentucky, who unintentionally creates a national sensation when she gives birth to the first recorded set of quintuplets in North America.
language: English
title: Feather Crowns
titlecomplete: Feather Crowns
genres: Historical, Southern, Novels, Family, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Americana
ratings_count: 795
awards: awardedAt: 725875200000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Harper Perennial