There was a deep connectedness between mountain women in the Allegheny Mountains of Virginia, a connectedness that transcended the tangible, yet was as real as the forest itself. It was a part of the mountain magic, her grandmother had taught her when she was a young child, and it was particularly strong between Corrine and her sister, Catherine.

Faerie folk and an old cabin in the high country link characters in modern times with those living during the American Civil War. Those who "know" tell the doubters to "believe what you see." Lives are at stake across time and the one chosen to help is in the dark.

Smoky Trudeau, who also wrote "Redeeming Grace," brings to "The Cabin"
an obvious and highly detailed love of plants and animals, the mountains, and the old wisdom of one attuned to the natural world.

This novel is a very satisfying, very magical reading experience. Highly recommended to everyone, but especially to those interested in time portals, mountain wisdom, Native American beliefs, the Civil War, slaves and bounty hunters, folk medicine, and mystery.