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S'està carregant… A Still Small Voice (2000)de John Reed
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. I never received my copy that I won in a GOODREADS giveaway back on December 07, 2016. I've reached out with no response. Sadly, I need to clear my reading queue & shall assign a 1 star rating. I was excited to have won and looked forward to reading. If I ever receive it, I'll read & post corrected review. ( ) I really had high expectations...I loved the time period and the setting. Alma was a sweet likeable character from the very beginning. Highly descriptive and attention to small historical details, it started out very charming. Midway it became very slow and there was little to look forward to with what seemed this "puppy love" relationship Alma finds herself in. I would have loved more about the Cleveland estate or perhaps it jumping forward a bit faster for a more mature Alma and her relationships. The small sketches are so delightful and I had to smile when I scanned through the book when I first picked it up. Aquesta ressenya s'ha escrit per al programa Donatius de membres de LibraryThing. A Still Small Voice follows the life of a recently orphaned girl name Alma from the point at which she's whisked away from the orphanage to live with her aunt until the very deserved ending of her particular chronicle. Caught in the war torn years surrounding the Civil War, Alma finds her true love in her best friend, John Warren, only to lose him countless times.Meanwhile, she and her aunt make a living as herbalists, their wealthy neighbors lose their fortune, and their tiny town of Cotterpin undergoes a facelift as the years go by. Beautifully and tenderly written, Reed manages to capture the voice of an elderly woman writing down her life for the sake of her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. This is definitely an impressive feat, being that it is his first novel. While the book doesn't really go anywhere, it's all about the journey. We see the fringes that the war has on the tiny town, caught between the North and the South in more ways than one. Recommended for readers of Civil War-era literature and anybody else looking for a good first novel. Aquesta ressenya s'ha escrit per al programa Donatius de membres de LibraryThing. This book is the story of a woman writing about her childhood which took place before, during, and after the Civil War in Kentucky. Alma was an orphan who goes to live with her elderly aunt in the country and makes friends whose family has slaves where her and aunt do not. Alma must grow up somewhat early, but that is only part of the story.Sometimes the story kind of wanders into descriptions of remedies and gardens, but if you think about it it only adds credibility to the old lady reminiscing about her memories. There is even some mystery thrown into the mix, and the end is very satisfying, which is something every good book must have. I also enjoyed the cute little drawings of the different plants and animals that Alma seen growing up and added to her margins. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
A spellbinding novel of love and war from "a young writer of great promise." -- Paul Auster Written with a storyteller's grace and a poet's touch, John Reed's powerful first novel is a true adventure of the heart -- at once a passionate love story and a sweeping historical saga set against a vivid backdrop of the Civil War.... The year is 1859 as seven-year-old Alma Flynt arrives in the Kentucky town of Cotterpin Creek to begin a new life. There, Alma will have as friends, neighbors, and benefactors the magnificent Cleveland family. With their sprawling mansion and gleaming thoroughbred horses, the Clevelands are a wonder. But from the beginning, one Cleveland draws all of Alma's attention: the youngest son, John Warren. Alma knew they were meant for each other from their first meeting. But everything changes as war descends on Cotterpin Creek, taking John Warren to battle and sweeping his family into the chaos. Against this turbulent backdrop, Alma will come of age. And when the fighting is over, the story of a brave young man riding off to battle becomes a haunting journey of vengeance and redemption. And for Alma, yet another journey begins on the day a tormented young soldier staggers back into her life. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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