Deeply researched, brilliantly plotted, and peopled with a cast of unforgettable characters both historical and wholly invented, Cloudsplitter is dazzling in its re-creation of the political and social landscape of our history during the years before the Civil War, when slavery was tearing the country apart. Synopsis from Goodreads: A triumph of the imagination and a masterpiece of modern storytelling, Cloudsplitter is narrated by the enigmatic Owen Brown, last surviving son of America’s most famous and still controversial political terrorist and martyr, John Brown. Literary Awards: Ainsfield-Wolf Book Award 1999 & Audie Award for Fiction 1999. See what we thought of the book and let us know with whom you agree. Book Worm and I review Russell Banks’ epic tale of the Brown family and we disagree.
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