Babs H. Deal is the author of more than nine novels, including High Lonesome World and The Reason for Roses. Her short stories have appeared in magazines and she was the winner of the Mystery Writers of America Award in 1967 for her novel, Fancy's Knell. "Mrs. Deal...has the great gift of capturing a whole countryside and season in a few short sentences. Nobody does that thing any better," wrote the New York Times, while the Nashville Tennessean added, "...in her ability to create suspense and psychological interest, in her mastery of scene, tone, and characterization, Mrs. Deal emerges as a major Southern writer."
