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Requiem by Fire
Written by Wayne Caldwell
Narrated by Scott Sowers
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Wayne Caldwell won extensive critical praise for his debut novel Cataloochee. Set in the same Appalachian locale, Requiem by Fire strikes chords of humor, strife and human endurance with a 1920s tale populated by vivid Southern characters. When the federal government attempts to force residents of a farming community to sell their land, lives are torn asunder by the prospect of change. "Wayne Caldwell has restored to us a lost America-and made us fall in love with its people all over again."-Jon Clinch, author of Finn
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Here is Caldwell's sequel to Cataloochee, and it deals with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park from 1928-1935. During this time almost everyone sold their land to the federal government and left. It is, indeed, difficult to imagine the pain these families must have felt at having to remove themselves from where their families had lived for a hundred years or more. (Somewhat reminiscent of the American Indians, although not to the same degree.) The book does point out that the land was becoming worn out; most wild animals had left; and, the people were in danger of becoming inbred due to their limited numbers. This is not a particularly happy book although it does have some amusing moments. It is thought-provoking about a little-remembered episode in history. It's not quite the book Cataloochee was, but it's still a good read.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Here is Caldwell's sequel to Cataloochee, and it deals with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park from 1928-1935. During this time almost everyone sold their land to the federal government and left. It is, indeed, difficult to imagine the pain these families must have felt at having to remove themselves from where their families had lived for a hundred years or more. (Somewhat reminiscent of the American Indians, although not to the same degree.) The book does point out that the land was becoming worn out; most wild animals had left; and, the people were in danger of becoming inbred due to their limited numbers. This is not a particularly happy book although it does have some amusing moments. It is thought-provoking about a little-remembered episode in history. It's not quite the book Cataloochee was, but it's still a good read.