Fancy Strut (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
“Deft and assured . . . Smith’s seemingly effortless work is a considerable feat. . . . She is nothing less than masterly.”—The New York Times Book Review“[LEE SMITH] RE-CREATES A VANISHED WAY OF LIFE WITH STUNNING AUTHENTICITY.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer“SMITH OFFERS RIPE ENTERTAINMENT.”—People“[She] brings the storytelling gift off the porch swing and onto the printed page with an often breathtaking vitality. . . . A writer of rare talent.”—Publishers Weekly“A SPELLBINDING STORYTELLER.”—Newsday“[Smith] has the gift of a McCullers or a Faulkner of catching the sorrow, irony, and humor indigenous to the Southern temperament.”—Booklist