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; "Edge of Heaven")
When the author’s grandmother, Lucy Davenport, is traded by her father to Holman Carpenter in exchange for a mysterious favor, her simple mountaintop life is abruptly changed. Holman’s wife had died giving birth to their thirteenth child, and overnight Lucy, herself only a few years older than the oldest child and still mourning the death of her own mother, faces the challenge of caring for Holman’s household.
Lucy’s Cherokee ancestry hampers her acceptance into the family and community, and the lure of leaving Holman to find her mother’s people in Cherokee is in constant conflict with her determination to honor her father’s commitment to Holman.
"The author realistically dramatizes the challenges and conflicts of this situation in the mountains of Western North
Carolina in the 1890s. Daily hardship is lightened by flashes of humor. Human pettiness is balanced against nature’s
bounty."
— Wilma Dykeman, author of The Tall Woman
; "Children of the Mountain")
In this sequel to Edge of Heaven, Lucy and Holman build a new house on Carpenter Mountain, where they raise four more sons. Despite having moved away with families of their own, the children still feel bound to the mountain. They return home for Holman’s final birthday celebration, then help Lucy cope with widowhood.
Jake the peddler reappears with his own dubious offer of solace. Family conflicts and uncertainty over the future of her home compel Lucy to return to the edge of heaven, seeking wisdom from the spirits of her mother’s people.
; "Lucy’s Recipes for Mountain Living")
Eva McCall and Emma Edsall are granddaughters of the real Lucy Davenport. Together, they have put in writing their recollections of Lucy’s daily activities in the kitchen.
A companion to, rather than a continuation of, McCall’s novels, Lucy’s Recipes for Mountain Living is a warm and light-hearted look at how Lucy kept her large family fed. From cornbread to baked bear and blackberry pie to leather britches, all the mountain favorites are here.
; "Eva McCall")
Eva graduated from Franklin High School, attended Pfeiffer College near Charlotte, North Carolina, and married George McCall, also of Franklin. They moved to Flint, Michigan, where George worked for General Motors and Eva became a beautician. In Michigan, Eva attended writing workshops at Oakland University and Mott Community College, and she belongs to several professional writers’ groups.
Although Eva had published short stories, inspirational material, and children’s stories, Edge of Heaven was her first full-length book, followed by its sequel, Children of the Mountain, and companion title Lucy’s Recipes for Mountain Living.
Now retired, Eva and her husband have returned to Franklin. The McCalls have three grown children and several grandchildren.
; "Emma Edsall")
Emma graduated from Franklin High School and received a degree in social work from Western Carolina University. She married Bill Edsall in Cullowhee, and they moved to Bill’s hometown of Concord, North Carolina. Emma is a software engineer with Enovia Corporation in Charlotte.
Bill and Emma have two children and one grandson. Emma’s spare time is mostly devoted to being "Granny." However, she still finds time for worship, friends, and her chihuahuas. Writing is a way of life, as both her career and her avocation include writing technical manuals, test cases, or speeches.
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