false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177896613m/740771.jpg 740771 4 A spellbinding novel of love and war from "a young writer of great promise."<br>-- Paul Auster<br><br>Written with a storyteller's grace and a poet's touch, John Reed's powerful first novel is a true adventure of the heart -- at once a passionate love story and a sweeping historical saga set against a vivid backdrop of the Civil War....<br><br>The year is 1859 as seven-year-old Alma Flynt arrives in the Kentucky town of Cotterpin Creek to begin a new life. There, Alma will have as friends, neighbors, and benefactors the magnificent Cleveland family.<br><br>With their sprawling mansion and gleaming thoroughbred horses, the Clevelands are a wonder. But from the beginning, one Cleveland draws all of Alma's attention: the youngest son, John Warren.<br><br>Alma knew they were meant for each other from their first meeting. But everything changes as war descends on Cotterpin Creek, taking John Warren to battle and sweeping his family into the chaos.<br><br>Against this turbulent backdrop, Alma will come of age. And when the fighting is over, the story of a brave young man riding off to battle becomes a haunting journey of vengeance and redemption. And for Alma, yet another journey begins on the day a tormented young soldier staggers back into her life.<br> 726937 book 2000 A Still Small Voice total:33|5:11|4:11|3:8|2:2|1:1| 33 128 60 4 5 2 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Sun Jun 03 12:52:28 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 18 20:14:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 12:44:06 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 21:34:57 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 04 10:19:37 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 04 10:24:54 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Wed Oct 01 18:57:04 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 01 18:57:04 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Oct 17 09:35:38 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 09:35:38 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Sep 19 10:23:24 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 21:55:39 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 10:23:24 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jun 28 08:47:57 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 08:47:57 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Jun 24 17:08:56 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 17:08:56 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jun 04 20:51:37 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 20:51:37 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Thu May 07 07:56:48 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 07:56:48 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Apr 26 22:23:09 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 22:23:09 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Apr 21 05:46:27 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 05:46:27 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Apr 18 06:53:03 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 06:53:12 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Tue Apr 07 15:15:43 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 15:15:43 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Mar 31 17:49:18 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 17:49:25 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Mar 30 09:46:52 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 10:40:01 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Feb 22 09:20:26 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 09:20:26 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Feb 19 22:00:40 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 22:00:40 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Feb 18 14:48:08 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 14:48:18 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Feb 18 14:31:03 -0800 2009 Tue May 19 13:43:23 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=740771