The Buffalo Soldier
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The Buffalo Soldier by Chris Bohjalian
With his trademark emotional heft and storytelling skill, bestselling author Chris Bohjalian presents this resonant novel about the formation of an unconventional family-the ties that bind it, and the strains that pull it apart. Two years after their twin daughters died in a flash flood, Terry and Laura Sheldon, a Vermont state trooper and his wife, take in a foster child. His name is Alfred; he is ten years old and African American. And he has passed through so many indifferent families that he can't believe that his new one will last.In the ensuing months Terry and Laura will struggle to emerge from their shell of grief only to face an unexpected threat to their marriage; Terry's involvement with another woman. Meanwhile, Alfred cautiously enters the family circle, and befriends an elderly neighbor who inspires him with the story of the buffalo soldiers, the black cavalrymen of the old West. Out of the entwining and unfolding of their lives, The Buffalo Soldier creates a suspenseful, moving portrait of a family, infused by Bohjalian's moral complexity and narrative assurance.
Chris Bohjalian is the highly praised author of sixteen books, including The Sandcastle Girls, Skeletons at the Feast, The Double Bind, and Midwifery, which were all New York Times bestsellers. Midwives was a number one New York Times bestseller and an Oprah's Book Club selection. His work has been translated into over twenty-five languages, and three of his novels (Secrets of Eden, Midwifery, and Beyond the Bleachers) have been made into films. With his wife and daughter, he lives in Vermont. Chris Bohjalian can be found on the web at www.chrisbohjalian.com and on Facebook.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780375725463 |
| ISBN 10 | 0375725466 |
| Title | The Buffalo Soldier |
| Author | Chris Bohjalian |
| Series | Vintage Contemporaries |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2003-02-25 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |