Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
Set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, this is the story of a wounded soldier, Inman, who escapes the army and tries to make his way home to Cold Mountain and to Ada, the woman he left behind when the war began.
A remarkable first novel, a romance of love, of friendship, of family, of landFrazier has inhaled the spirit of the age and breathes it into the reader s being' - Erica Wagner, The Times Cold Mountain is a heartbreakingly beautiful story, elegantly told and utterly convincing down to the last haunting detail - John Berendt'Full of graphic, unflinching details, striking concrete images and lyrically precise descriptions of the natural world, this wonderful novel presents the terrible, discordant reality of life in a war. Profoundly moving, it raises all the big questions - Christina Patterson, Observer
Charles Frazier lives in North Carolina, where this novel is set, and where he and his wife have been developing a horse farm for the last five years. He has taught in universities, written travel books and had one short story published. COLD MOUNTAIN, his first novel, is based on stories of his ancestors' experiences during the Civil War, handed down through the generations.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340824733 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340824735 |
| Title | Cold Mountain |
| Author | Charles Frazier |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2003-12-08 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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