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Title: Cold Mountain
Author: Charles Frazier
Publication: Vintage Contempories,1997
# of Pages: 449
Price: $13.00
Awards: National Book Award, 1997
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Author: Charles Frazier Publication: Vintage Contempories,1997 # of Pages: 449 Price: $13.00 Awards: National Book Award, 1997 |
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Description: Inman, after being sorely wounded, deserts from the confederate army and seeks to return home to the Blue Mountains for Ada, a previous lover and companion.
His trek brings him close to death, for the South is a dangerous place when your a deserter. Meanwhile, Ada, a pampered girl from Charleston, must overcome her Charlestonian lifestyle
to revive her father's farm and learn to survive. There stories are interweaved, bringing them closer and closer together.
Review: After reading this novel, I felt rewarded and moved. It is a love story, an adventure, and a spying glass into the depths of the human condition.
This reward was long overdue though, having to read 449 pages of almost cluttered imagery and eloquent diction. If you have got enough time to read this book thoroughly,
then you will love this foray into Southern American life. |