A first novel by this young American about a man who deserts - after being badly wounded on the Confederate side in the American Civil War. Partly based on fact and quite one of the best novels I have read in years. We read it in our Reading Club recently and everyone commented favourably on it, without exception, which is rare!. The language, the descriptions, the history, the lack of sentiment, the characterisation all impressed us.
(Charles Moncreiffe - bwl 13 April 2002 ) |
