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Wow! It's been worth the wait for this one. Aud is a fierce, complex character who is growing and changing--a complicated process that Griffith handles beautifully and believably at every turn. STAY is a remarkable story of grief, reconstruction, love, and the joy in being alive that even the greatest loss cannot smother entirely. I wasn't expecting this book after THE BLUE PLACE, but now that I've read it I can't imagine Aud doing anything differently. Emotion, quiet moments, excitement, violence and its consequences, hard choices--it's all here in STAY. A brilliant book.

The subtitle of Nicola Griffith's new book, Stay, is "a novel," but the cover illustration and flap copy suggest the usual ho-hum noir tale: an ex-cop PI riddled with grief and guilt over the death of a lover hiding in the woods to avoid the world, who, big surprise, is called back by a friend to find his missing girlfriend. Been there, done that I thought. But by the end of the first paragraph (woods as waterfall? a quinquireme of Ninevah?!), the subtitle started to make sense. By the time I reached chapter two, I didn't have any doubts: Stay is a novel, and a superb one. It's subtle when you don't expect it, and brutal -- shockingly so in places -- when you've let down your guard. It's a powerful exploration of grief, loss of innocence, and rage. And its power comes from the narrator, Aud Torvingden.

In an interview for Bold Type (yes, I googled her name), Griffith says that Aud (rhymes with shroud) "embodies the long journey toward reconciliation of all those parts of our culture that have been artificially levered apart: mind and body, nature and civilization, art and science, man and woman, tenderness and brutality." It's an astonishing claim, but Aud is an astonishing character. She's larger than life -- insanely rich, and capable, and good-looking -- while being simultaneously, and believably, fragile, and vulnerable, and human.

Because of a promise she made her dead lover (which sounds like a cliche, but Griffith makes it work), Aud agrees to track the missing girlfriend. To do that she has to leave the woods, which is where I started to understand that Aud's loss has pushed her over the edge. Or has it? The dead lover appears and disappears (which sounds like another cliche, but in Griffith's hands its not -- it reminded me of Toni Morrison's Beloved), and I alternated between heart-thumping tension and lump-in-throat empathy as Aud struggles with a decision. Can she keep the promise she made to her lover to "stay in the world, stay alive inside," or will she turn her face from the painful vulnerability that is her only hope of redemption? The beauty and suspense lies in the way Griffith describes Aud's inner turmoil. She blends a kind of hard and fast noir technique (tracking the missing woman in SoHo; riffling through a sociopath's loft) with quiet, lyrical passages (showing a stranger around the woods). Some of the juxtapositions are shocking: a brutal beating is described in gorgeous prose. A violent fight is described as a kind of ballet. And quiet emotions are given a visceral edge. It's appalling and exhilarating and moving, and I've never read anything like it. My world looks different.

Niccola Griffith has written another wonderful novel. Perhaps her greatest strengh as an author is her ability to delve so effectivly into the mind of her characters and make them fully developed without resorting to any cliche' or formula. In this follow up to the Blue Place we get to see Aud's tranformation through grief and sadness--and it works. Keep it up Niccola!

This is the most detailed retelling of the battle of Chickamauga I have ever read. This may be good, it may be bad. It took me about 100 pages to get used to Cozzens style, and even after that I was still overwhelmed with detail. Was it the 23rd Tennessee in Brock Field or the 19th Illinois at Snodgrass Cabin? You will know for sure after reading this book.

The problem is that Mr. Cozzens pounds you with such detail that you might miss some of the best parts of the book. Early on, Gen. George Thomas has sent Col John Croxton to flush a Rebel brigade. Croxton runs headlong into Forrest's cavalry, then is attacked by Claudius Wilson's Georgians. He wires Thomas "Which of the four or five brigades in front of me should I flush out"?

And Cozzens portrayal of Bragg as a mind-numbed leader and Rosecrans as a ranting lunatic is somewhat off-base. And while this was truely a soldier's battle, Cozzens frequently ends up giving short shift to the generals.

If you want to read this book, here's how to get through it. Download the entire series of maps of Chickamauga from www.loc.gov. As you are reading the book, study the maps. Also buy Chickamauga:A Battlefield Guide by Steven Woodworth as a study guide. You'll make it through it. I did.

After reading Cozzens' book I can safely say this is the best study of the Battle of Chickamauga in existence today!

Before getting into the battle itself Cozzens lays the foundation leading up to the titanic struggle. He describes the Tullahoma Campaign in which Rosecrans brilliantly outmanuevers Bragg and the political atmosphere surrounding the North and South in August/September 1863.

Instead of a dry rehashing of troop movements, Cozzens peppers the text with several biographical descriptions of the officers and enlisted men who fought there. The author also includes several anecdotes in the battle descriptions. Some of the more interesting: An intense prayer meeting in the 11th Ohio before the regiment went into battle, a clash between the 4th Texas and 15th Wisconsin around a schoolhouse, the uncertainty and tension surrounding Cleburne's Confederate Division during a late afternoon/early evening attack in the Winfrey Field, and the death of Richard Kirkland of the 3rd South Carolina (a year earlier he had won the respect and appreciation from the Union troops at Fredericksburg by giving water to enemy troops after the doomed Union attacks against Marye's Heights).

Whenever I visit a battlefield I like to visit the place where a particular engagement took place, visualize, and absorb what it may have been like. While the National Park Service does a good job of interpreting major Civil War Battlefields, they often only mention the hight points and the major tour roads do not include many important actions. Books such as Cozzens' provide interesting and touching anecdotes that help fill in the gaps and help you understand the many personal tragedies and intense fighting that happened during Civil War battles.

The major complaints I have about the book are the lack of maps and photos of the participants. While the maps in the text are excellent (well drawn and detailed), about 5-10 more maps would have made it easier for me to keep track of troop movements. As mentioned in earlier reviews, I also believe that photos of the major players (Rosecrans, Bragg, Cleburne, Polk, Longstreet, Wilder, McCook, Crittenden, etc.) would have added an additional personal touch. Had photographs and more maps been included, I would have given the book a 5-star rating.

All in all, an excellent read and the most informative study of a Confederate victory that could have turned the tide of the war!

To those reviewers who criticized Peter Cozzens' writing: What, exactly, were you reading? Cozzens does a marvelous job of bringing history to vivid life. "This Terrible Sound" is well-written, well-organized and reveals marvelously complete research. Yes, it is detailed, but the book is 675 pages long! What did you expect? Admittedly, there are times in the middle of the book when the story is confusing, and a few photos of the participants certainly would have been welcome, but overall this is the kind of Civil War history I love. I want detail. I especially love the many quoted sources here; I want the participants to tell the story as much as possible, and Cozzens allows that. This is a big step forward from the still-good "No Better Place to Die." But read on; "The Shipwreck of their Hopes" is better yet.

I loved this book. I could have done without the four letter words at times and sexual moments, but I loved being a peeker into these ladies friendships and heartaches. I loved how they were all there for each other. I am jealous to not have those kinds of friends. I can't wait to read Queen Bee of Mimosa Branch and look forward to reading more from Haywood Smith!

"When I'm an old woman, I shall wear a purple dress with a red hat..." Haywood Smith, in her book THE RED HAT CLUB, captures the spirit of the young southern "Mademoiselle" in the 60's. The Mademoiselles evolve into "Red Hats" in this delightful and entertaining book. I couldn't put it down. I laughed aloud at the authors witty descriptions and wiped away my own bittersweet "memories" as they flooded down my cheeks. I'm eager to read QUEEN BEE OF MIMOSA BRANCH, also by Haywood Smith and her new book that will be out in 2004, LADIES OF THE LAKE.

THE RED HAT CLUB is an amazing book that takes you through the lives of five women (who met in high school) and how they stick together through marriage troubles, kids, abusive husbands, cheating men, going-nowhere jobs, and middle age. They belong to a group called THE RED HAT CLUB where they where purple suits and red hats and meet for lunch once a month (this club is a real thing across America). I love the way the women band together to bring justice to a cheating husband, and how another has to face the one man she still fantasizes about (not her husband!) after all these years. It's just such a treat to read a book about the bonds of female friendship. Get this book and get one for your best friend, too!

I was very excited when I began reading Kelly's False Witness, but as my interest waned toward the end of the novel, it seems that Kelly's did as well. What started out with believable characters and plot lines, soon turned into something entirely different. Toward the end of her novel, Kelly just wanted to wrap it up for the publishers. What should (and could) have been a solid novel, was ruined with hasty and convenient plot lines, unconvincing moves by the characters, and just plain bad writing by Kelly - not to mention incredibly corny in parts. I do think Kelly is a solid writer, and I am extremely impressed by her knowledge of legal proceedings and loop holes, but I think this novel shows what can happen to a story line when the writer is in a hurry.

Since reading her first book, I have been waiting for another. False Witness is well-written, with a very human protagonist. Laura Chastain is intelligent and yet makes questionable decisions. She has a sharp legal mind and yet lets her emotions creep in. Kelly tells enough about her life outside her work to make her real; I look forward to getting to know her better in future books.

Kelly fans snared by Presumption of Guilt will once again put lives on hold while turning the pages of False Witness. Kelly spins a complex, suspenseful and wholly believable tale, while deepening her characters and our affection for them. If you liked Laura Chastain in Presumption of Guilt, you'll love her in False Witness. Kelly's plot twists are imaginative and mind-bending, and the flavor of Atlanta rings true. Buy this book! It's a great read, and hopefully just the second of many.

The Aaron Greenes in this world are always with us but we don't know it. We can't remember their names nor their faces. They are the invisible nobodies that inhabit our world. One of these nobodies, Aaron Greene, gets kidnapped and his disappearance sets off a chain reaction of events which range from the strange to the bizarre. What would happen if a nobody was kidnapped and a ransom demanded? Would you pay for his release? Think about it.

Terry Kay does think about it and involves us in a mystery set in Atlanta. Our protagonist is a mere John Doe for most of us but when you get a washed up reporter involved named Cody Yates and his friend, detective Victor Menotti, all hell is breaking loose. It's Cody's taped voice that demands a ransom yet Cody has never even heard of the boy.

Travel along the road of media frenzy as members of Cody's profession go stalking after the story like a dog after a bone. We're lead into layers of past murders, cult-like activity and political grandstanding all because of the disappearance of a boy who is all too soon forgotten.

Mr. Kay has written a potentially thrilling story but it stops you dead in your tracks. Although set in Atlanta you don't get the feel or nuances of being in a southern metropolitan area. In fact you could be in New York city and not notice the difference. Even though his characters are believable there are some things that they do that wouldn't make sense in reality or fiction. Another major weakness is the fact that there isn't a motive for kidnapping Aaron who appears willing to embrace his kidnappers.

The Kidnapping of Aaron Greene is story that had potential but slowly came apart as it neared the end. I was disappointed about the ending. There were to many loose ends. Other than that Mr. Kay will but you through your paces in the suspence and drama.

This was the first book I've read by Terry Kay and can't wait to get his other books. The premise of the story was intriguing - the kidnapping and the value of a "nobody". Mr. Kay has a descriptive writting style yet it never gets bogged down. Would definitely recommend.

This may start out as a whodunit, but far more important is the why. Although author Terry Kay has switched to the detective genre here, he still has an eye for social consciousness, a prominent theme in his previous works. In his book, The Year the Lights Came On, it was electricity that determined a person's worth. In To Dance With The White Dog, it was aging that challenged us. In The Runaway, it was race. In The Kidnapping of Aaron Greene, Kay asks the question: How much is a nobody worth? And he does it with mystery and suspense, with a little romance thrown in. This is an enjoyable read.

I found this book on a remainder table and really thought it had been put there by mistake. Maybe Australian readers weren't ready for such honesty? Martin's words stay with you because there are so few of them, and he chooses them so carefully. The themes of sexuality, romance and family relationships are interwoven with such dexterity, it is difficult to believe that this is the author's debut! The lack of a discernable climax is forgivable - it simply adds power to the author's minimalistic voice.

How this book is classified is obviously erroneous. There is an emotional veracity that makes it well worth spending the time absorbing its examination rather than flipping through it looking for names. If this is a diary, it is one written with a complicated command of perspective and that the narrator began as a child and managed to keep before he has even gone off to school, as the first forty-four pages dealing almost exclusively with the terrain of early childhood, roughly an entire third of the page count, attest.

Ridiculous as it may seem, the narrator goes to Athens for the same reason a number of people go to Athens, the difference here being that the book's narrator is successful. This "cycle" of the book spins slowly out the narrator's control, placing both characters' continued identities at stake. Whether or not the story actually ever existed in the past (the narrator claims for the only evidence two pictures, one of which each of the ex-partners hold), by casting his journey through a first person subjectivity struggling to be as objective as possible in overwhelming circumstances, the narrator has little to laugh about, as well as few people to turn to, as in this sort of dynamic it is the powerful who will always be represented as right. I would wager some liberties have been taken to make certain points.

Indeed structured as an Outline, the narrator constantly belies an awareness of being educated by men, the shortcomings of such teachers, and of setting up a story. I'd point out a parallel/shortsightedness on the narrator's, but not the author's, part between his lover and his father's alcoholism (outlined in the first section) as a projection onto the disappointing lover.

As for manipulation, Martin does indeed imaginatively make some of guessed rock star's favorite imagery underlying motifs of the narrator's im(pen)ding fate. Here you have just the beginning, and the developing of the concerns Martin first began expressing several years ago in books then classified as poetry.

We've all read a million coming of age novels, and gay ones tend to be of the corniest I-love-my-hustler-room-mate variety, but to read this one is to remember how you truly felt as a nervous adolescent, confused and uncomfortable in your own skin.

I guess that everyone will major on the Famous Rock Star angle of the book, which is undoubtedly fascinating, but this love letter is much more than just a scurrilous thrill. It's written in a terse, poetic, dreamy style that would be familiar to readers of the marvellous Jim Lewis, and it speaks of recognisable emotions in a fresh and sparkly way.

Well worth reading and thinking on.

This review may be a bit unfair because I so thoroughly enjoyed Veron's first work. But, I simply felt that for most of 'The Greatest Course' Veron wasn't going anywhere. This book lacked the great balance between suspense and golf history that made the first work so enjoyable. Veron spent most of his time rehashing the same Bobby Jones and Augusta type stories from the first book. The book read more like a narrative history, which would have been alright if the book was not fiction.

Back in the sleepy spring days of 2000, author J. Michael Veron created a little tale of golf fiction that caught the golf world by surprise with its wonderful mix of mystery and golf history called "The Greatest Player Who Never Lived". While undoubtedly a fictional work, the strength of Veron's writing and research forced readers to continually read the disclaimer at the beginning of the book that asserted that these events were fictional. "...Greatest Player..." told the story of a young law school student named Charley Hunter, who was working a summer internship for the law firm of Butler & Yates, legendary golfer and Augusta National founder, Bobby Jones, old law firm. Given an assignment to organize all off Jones' old office files, Hunter uncovered a mystery about an unknown golfer named Beau Stedman. The quest by Hunter to unravel this mystery was compelling. Combined with a backdrop just dripping with golf history, "...Greatest Player..." created a story with such plausibility and such reverence for the game of golf, that reader could not help but be awed by this tale.

A year later, Veron rode used the success of "The Greatest Player Who Never Lived" to write a sequel called, "The Greatest Course that Never Was". It continues the story of Charley Hunter, now a full-time associate at Butler & Yates and a well regarded for his efforts in bringing the Beau Stedman story to life. As Charley is getting his feet wet in the judicial process, he starts receiving mysterious letters containing obituaries of men he had never heard of with a cryptic notes included. When he receives a letter containing a mysterious golf scorecard, Charley begins the smell another mystery that requires his investigation. Charley discovers that this mystery also has a connection with Bobby Jones and Augusta National. His travels take him to the home of one Moonlight McIntyre, an 80+ year old man who had caddied at Augusta National and been a friend of Mr. Jones' from the earliest days. Moonlight has the secret of another golf course, as amazing as Augusta, that no one knows about except Jones, Augusta co-founder, Clifford Roberts, and any one they deemed worthy to play that course. Moonlight knows his life has reached its twilight and he wants the story and knowledge of this course to be passed on. Wanting to find the right man to trust this information to, Moonlight contacts Charley because of the latter's efforts on behalf of Beau Stedman (who was a friend of Moonlight's). For Charley, this launches another journey of uncovering the mysteries of Moonlight and this course, seeing and playing the course for himself, and also finding away to preserve the course from those who would do it harm while also honoring its history.

"The Greatest Course that Never Was" has the unfortunate task of being the sequel to the amazing piece of work that was "The Greatest Player Who Never Lived". It's a quick read and succeeds in uncovering another mystery while educating readers about even more golf history. One of the weaknesses of this book's is that this mystery just doesn't have the same resonance that the Beau Stedman story did. The descriptions of the course are fabulous and the interplay between Charley and Moonlight is quite amusing, but the reader will not find the same emotional investment in this story. After, the story of a piece of land really can't compare with the gripping tale on one man's life. This book also suffers from not producing a terribly satisfactory conclusion to this mystery. A twist is introduced in the final few chapters that, while intriguing, undermines the mission of these men up to this point. There is not the same kind of payoff was in this book's predecessor when Beau Stedman's tale came to light and he was afforded the honors and recognition that he had been unfairly denied his whole life. Complaints aside, though, there's still nothing too wrong with a book that is a fast read and continues to honor the rich history of golf.

From the time that I received this book (it was a gift from a fellow hack), I was skeptical as to whether or not Vernon could actually pull of a book entitled, "The Greatest Golf Course that Never Was" in a convincing fashion. To my satisfaction, Vernon succeeded in surprising me. Vernon tells a story that is enjoyable and, given the title and subject matter, not entirely implausible (despite being a work of fiction).

Vernon writes to the reader, providing him with set-ups, without entirely giving the story away during the first half of the book. One of Vernon's strengths, in my opinion, is that he writes to his audience-golfers-well. I particularly enjoyed his periodic references to Tour professionals and history, both of the current and the not-so-current variety, such as a golfer nearly pulling a "Van de Velde." During the read I felt that Vernon might have overplayed the mystic element of the course for my taste, but found that the resolution of the book even softened that minor critique.

I have recommended this book, as well as Vernon's "The Greatest Player Who Never Lived," to all of my golf buddies.

Michael, may you find success in your quest to find a cure for the yips. I know many who suffer!

Few books are so funny I actually laugh out loud at them, but Willard's deft touch with character made me guffaw several times while reading "Down on Ponce." The satire of Atlanta's criminal class is affectionate and the absurd but brisk plot keeps you turning the pages. The ending is completely preposterous but you'll be having too much fun to care. (People without senses of humor -- like the gentleman who thought the blurb saying "Willard writes good" was straight -- should stay away, however, as should people who don't realize that criminals tend to not be very nice people.)

As a native of Atlanta, now living in Austin TX, I often pick up "Down On Ponce" just to remind me of my home town. For those of you that have never had the opportunity to live in Atlanta, it is hard to explain the humor and reality of "Ponce" that Fred Willard has captured in his book. Unfortunately, there are far to many "novelties" and true to life characters that live, survive, reside, and make Ponce de Leon the adventure that it is. If fans of "Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil" enjoyed the factual tale of the darkside of Savannah, you will not want to miss the fictional adventures of "Down on Ponce". As another fan expressed, I also hope that Mr. Willard continues the saga of the characters that entertained us in "Down On Ponce". After finishing this book, (which, by the way I read while still living in Atlanta), I recognized several landmarks, possible inspirations, and definate realisms that take place on a daily basis down on Ponce. I also felt as though I had just been given a personal tour of what really happens after dark in the city "to busy to hate". I hope that word will spread, and the curosity of the minions in Atlanta will pick up, and finally, have the opportunity to read a novel that accurately depicts the under belly of the International City of the South. Trust me y'all, if you want great adventure, page turning mystery and rib splitting humor, don't miss this read.

While some in Atlanta thought that a World Series championship or hosting the Olympics was what it took for the city to make it into the big time, a few of us knew the truth: As Parker did for Boston and Burke did for New Orleans, a writer must arise who could give the city its Spenser or Streak.

Fred Willard has given Sam Fuller to Atlanta, and this southern city is in the big time at last.

I have no idea whether Mr. Willard intends a series of Fuller stories, but I truly hope he continues writing set in and around Atlanta. Those who have lived in Atlanta will feel themselves walking around it as they read this great story. Indeed, Willard will take them where they may not have dared go in their flesh. His evocation of Ponce (forget your high school Spanish and say it "Pahnce", with no stressed syllable) brings not only the sights and sounds but the smells and tastes of this gritty part of the city to life as no-one else has ever dared.

Willard's characters are as true to their locale as his scene-setting narrative is. These are people you probably wouldn't take home, but you might have sat at a bar with, watching poetry-spouting, beer can-crushing strippers at work.

Wild, weird and warped, "Down on Ponce" is a story that arises naturally from its setting, from exploding houseboats to the mansions of Atlanta to tortilla joints on Ponce. The reader would suspect that Fred Willard had drug himself through these scenes one too many times had he not survived to write about it this way, proving himself the master of Cracker Noir.

I've thoroughly enjoyed quite a few of Siddons' books but this one didn't absorb me the way some of the others had. The 800+ pages could have easily been edited to about 500 and been a more compelling read. I found myself scanning over pages of repetitive narrative. I was, however, fascinated by seeing the change in culture throughout the "golden age" of this little hamlet. I was never able to feel much sympathy for the self-centered and destructive Lucy Bondurant and was often disgusted with the weak-willed main character, Shep Bondurant who allowed her to destroy his life. It was hard to believe that all the woes of Lucy Bondurant were due to "the south" rather than her own self-destructive impulses and mental illness.

If, as Anne Rivers Siddons insinuates in the opening lines of this novel, the South killed Lucy Bondurant, then no one need ever take responsibility for their bizarre actions and dysfunctional behavior. Just blame it on your hometown. Hogwash, Ms. Siddons! You have given us much better than this cop-out.

Lucy and her mother, brother, and sister are seemingly abandoned by Lucy's father and this fact haunts her for her entire life as she searches for a father figure everywhere. When her family takes up residence with wealthy relatives, she forms a bond of love and hate with her cousin Shep. The fact that she ruins his life while destroying every chance at happiness he ever has, the fact that she is amoral, self-centered, and totally without real love for anyone cannot be blamed so easily on the fact that Atlanta emerged from a sleepy Southern hamlet to become one of the country's greatest metropolitan areas. There were too many other abandoned children (and worse) who turned into fine, upstanding adults in spite of early misfortunes.

In addition to Lucy being totally unlikeable as a heroine, it was the narrator Shep who made me sick with his pushover personality. He enables Lucy every page of the novel and, amazingly, never sees her for the troublesome, demented woman she becomes. Poor Shep the doormat.

Despite two highly unlikeable characters taking center stage in this novel, the story might be interesting since it is set in a pivotal time-frame of American history and one which today's aging baby boomers are very familiar with---Camelot, the assassination of JFK, the Civil Rights movement, Martin Luther King's dream, etc. However, it slogs painfully along for about 400 pages before things really begin to happen. Where were the editors on this one?

As I moved into the final 200 of 800+ pages, I began to think that maybe this was a pretty good book after all. That's before the author knocked the wind out of me by ending with such ambiguity that I'm not sure what really happened. So now I am desperately searching for friends, enemies, anyone who read this book and begging them to enlighten me as to what *really* happened in the last two paragraphs.

Like only this author can be. Lucy and Shep Bondurant are cousins that are clearly headed on a path to destruction from the opening chapter of this book. When Lucy comes to live in the Atlanta house with Gibbs's family she takes his heart and breath away. From this meeting of two lonely children a strong lifelong bond grows, one that will go beyond words and even death.

Siddons writes with a style of her own, beautiful, rambling, expressive prose that leaves you feeling the heat and charm of Atlanta and it's nobility. Her characters are not always likable but they are intensely human, making them more than just cardboard cut heroes and heroines. I enjoy the incredible way this author puts the reader in the scene.

I have enjoyed several of this authors book's. My favorite, and the jewel in her crown, as my friend Rachel once put it, is COLONY a book that will warm your heart for years to come. Kelsana 5/26/02

I enjoyed this book quite a bit. It had the benefits of a novel with the descriptive, eloquent writing style of the author, but with the added value of learning a true historic tale. It became a bit jumbled at times, not knowing where the author was going, and getting in to some unnecessary detail (the lawyers and GBI, etc.) but in the end, it was a compelling, though depressing tale and I feel I'm a better person for reading it.

Once I picked this book up, I could not put it down. The way Greene chose to set up this book and play out the story is excellent. She laid out the characters and the scene in such a way to allow the reader to draw their own conclusions to the facts, giving equal voice to all parties. Though the heroes and villians are obvious, she doesn't portray them in a straight forward way. It opens with a complete and thorough description of everything surrounding the actual story, which gives the reader the feeling that they are there - a part of it - before all is said and done. The research she did on the subject to offer a tale told with all sides is commendable. Equally Fascinating and Intriguing!!

It's an eye opening book that deserves much more acknowledgment and interesting to read about the courroupt practices that was happening in the main land America...and honestly i think its a muts read!