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Good Read May 27, 2009
By W. Hewes
As I am Sarah's son, I will admit a bias, but a good read is a good read. The Amazon Editorial Review is an accurate description of the book.
It is a coming of age story set in the Cumberland Mountain territory about a boy, his mother, and a stranger whose intentions are less than honorable. The story's narrative provides glimpses into a forgotten time and place in America's past, and provides lessons of character borne from the examples set by Eli's Pa, whom he misses dearly.
The story is told from Eli's perspective. At first, his dialect is quite foreign to the reader, and takes some getting used to in establishing a pace for the book. It takes hold after a couple of chapters, after which one cannot imagine the story without this unique speech pattern. Mom does a good job with character development, and after setting the stage the story really takes off after chapter five.
Throughout the book, one is transported into the environment of the Appalachian foothills through Sarah's descriptive prose - memories derived from her own childhood.
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