A Shout in the Ruins
by:
Kevin Powers (author)
Set in Virginia during the Civil War and a century beyond, this novel by the award-winning author of THE YELLOW BIRDS explores the brutal legacy of violence and race in American society.Spanning over one hundred years, from the antebellum era to the 1980's, A Shout in the Ruins examines the fates...
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Set in Virginia during the Civil War and a century beyond, this novel by the award-winning author of THE YELLOW BIRDS explores the brutal legacy of violence and race in American society.Spanning over one hundred years, from the antebellum era to the 1980's, A Shout in the Ruins examines the fates of a diverse cast of characters connected to Beauvais Plantation in Chesterfi
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ISBN:
9781473667778
Publisher: Sceptre
Pages no: 263
Edition language: English
This book is great. The writing is superb, painted a great picture. The concept of the intimacy of violence was a really interesting one. I think what most impressed me was the empathy employed by Powers in the telling. This empathy along with the intimacy helped to illustrate the true consequences ...
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