The Crickets Dance

by Deborah Robillard

The intriguing history of the "Old South" often encompassed such undesirable elements as murder, mystery, racial discord, and man's unquenchable thirst for wealth. The true essence of the past as seen through the eyes of those who dare to look at it today is often just a blurry reflection of what was real and what was truth versus what we choose to remember. When Angie Lawrence came face to face with the truth, she was able to see it as clearly as the words written on the journal pages hidden almost 150 years ago. Will the consequences of looking at the past with clear vision and eyes wide open show her a future she never dreamed possible?

226 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 9, 2012

Reviews

[The FountainPenDiva, Old school geek chick and lover of teddy bears · Rating 1 out of 5]

Congratulations, another "let's make American chattel slavery into a Hallmark movie". And let's make the white ancestress who owned the plantation fall in love with ancestor of one of the slaves...ooh fun!

[Tianna The · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is not a good book for Black audiences, is as much as I can say. It's shocking to be quite honest.

[Jennifer Goins · Rating 5 out of 5]

This a new author to me. Great book! Couldn't put it down! Best to read the book first and then watch the movie. It makes more sense that way. This work was well written. The author (Deborah Robillard)
has written it very well and it is a "page turner" I could not put the book down. The way and style that it was written in really puts you in the South. To learn more about this author (Deborah Robillard) please check out her Newsletter and you can find her on Facebook. I highly recommend this book to everyone. Can't wait to read more books from this author.

[Nancy Pumphrey · Rating 5 out of 5]

When Angie Lawrence, a Public Defender inherits an old historic plantation house from Miss Claudia, an elderly friend she was unaware that reading a journal found hidden in the house would change her outlook on life. Written letters of the inhabitants of the house in the 1800’s is intriguing as the way of their life is revealed. As Angie pursues finding the decendents of the family from the letters she find peace in her own life. I rate this book 5 stars.

[Susan Collins · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great true Southern story!

[Tara Watkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent read!
The story comes to life as you read, and you feel like you are there with Angie and you travel back in time with her to meet and learn about all the other characters. Deborah does something most people don't, she shows the truth of slavery. Yes, some slave owners were mean, brutal people, but some of them cared their slaves and treated them like family, and some of them even fell in love. I live in rural Georgia, and this book accurately depects the current and old south, and tells the stories of the characters so well you could almost believe it were a true store. Once you start reading you won't want to put it down. Same with Deborah Robillard's other book, Cameron Manor: The Meeting and the Magic. I highly recommend it as well.

[Elizabeth Carroll · Rating 4 out of 5]

Better than the movie!

Great story. I saw the movie which had bad acting but a good story line. That motivated me to read the book. Great story!!

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book. Parts of it were hard because of the history in the South but it was interesting and I loved the ending.

[Dacia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book but in this case the movie was better which is rare, The movie seemed a little on the low budget side but the way the characters meet and the story line was better in my opinion. Editing could have been a bit better. All in All is was a good story.