Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Red Rain by Bruce Murkoff

Although this book is set during the Civil War, and the war provides a steady background, it's much more about grit, guilt, and love than the war itself. Will Harp, back from service in California after his father's death, buys a neighbor's farm after the neighbor is gored by a mastodon's horn while clearing the land. While Will assembles the skeleton and runs head to head against Harry Grieves, who aspires to own the whole town, and is willing to use less-than-savory methods to do so, he also must confront the reasons for his self-imposed exile. Lots of other characters round out the story of this book, which is written in beautiful, easy prose.

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