Red River
Will be published approx. on 12. July 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-0-7553-3270-0 (ISBN)
Description
A heartbreaking and compelling story of a family's experiences of slavery and the American Civil War.
From Sam Tademy, the son of a runaway slave, and his fiercely strong wife Polly, to the father and son who witness unspeakable crimes, this is a story in which courage and hope do battle with almost unendurable suffering; where real lives collide with history.
From Sam Tademy, the son of a runaway slave, and his fiercely strong wife Polly, to the father and son who witness unspeakable crimes, this is a story in which courage and hope do battle with almost unendurable suffering; where real lives collide with history.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Headline Publishing Group
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 71 mm
Weight
306 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7553-3270-0 (9780755332700)
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Lalita Tademy's first novel, CANE RIVER, was chosen by Oprah Winfrey for her summer book pick, and became a New York Times bestseller for seventeen weeks. She lives and writes in Menlo Park, California.