I went to a local book shop, and the guy there found it for super cheap and offered to get it shipped for a small fee! The Civil War continues to haunt. Books 478915023 Review: 'Varina,' by Charles Frazier. Intimate in its detailed observations of one woman’s tragic life and epic in its scope and power, Varina is a novel of an American war and its aftermath. Varina the character is a fictional triumph, and the real Mrs. Davis did save Jimmie; Varina the book is more problematic. I Varina // A Book Review. Read Full Review >> Editorial Review An Amazon Best Book of April 2018: The author of Cold Mountain returns to the American Civil War and imagines the life of Varina Howell, who married a Mississippi landowner with dreams of living a quiet, comfortable life. At one point, Varina touches on the complexities of writing itself — the struggle to make a book “from the weightless tools of words,” with no guarantee of success. Varina centers on an unexpected and controversial figure: Varina Howell Davis, wife of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy.. You’ve said that after Cold Mountain, you didn’t think you’d ever want to write about the Civil War again. Overview From the author of “Cold Mountain,” comes a historical fiction novel about Jefferson Davis’ wife, Varina. Her marriage prospects limited, teenage Varina Howell agrees to wed the much-older widower Jefferson Davis, with whom she expects the secure life of a Mississippi landowner.
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Ultimately, the book is a portrait of a woman who comes to realize that complicity carries consequences.
Book Review: Varina by Charles Frazier (2018) Bronze Anthology Book Review Varina by Charles Frazier (Historical Fiction 2018) ISBN: 9780062405982. It becomes something of a disclaimer for Frazier’s latest novel, which ultimately lacks the weight it portends. Charles Frazier . FICTION: The author of "Cold Mountain" delivers a somber story about Jefferson Davis' widow. Varina Reviews. I Varina 3.50 out of 5.
A novel set during and decades after the Civil War, from the author of Cold Mountain.Her marriage prospects limited, teenage Varina Howell agrees to wed the much-older widower Jefferson Davis, with whom she expects the secure life of a Mississippi landowner. The Civil War continues to haunt. Ultimately, the book is a portrait of a woman who comes to realize that complicity carries consequences. 8/5/2019 Ahh, I’ve been looking for this book for years! New York Times Book Review ★ 02/15/2018 Frazier reprises his Cold Mountain success, this time focusing on a less familiar historical figure from the Civil War: Varina… I thoroughly enjoyed this book, so without further ado, let’s hop in!
Varina. With his much-anticipated fourth novel, Charles Frazier returns to the Civil War setting of his National Book Award-winning novel, Cold Mountain. The Books in the Media Newsletter. 4 reviews.