Home Again
A Civil War Novel
by Michael K. Smith
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Pub Date Sep 22 2014 | Archive Date Aug 29 2016
Description
The nation is divided, and a bloody Civil War looms on the horizon. Two young men enlist, each with very different strengths, weaknesses, and reasons for service. They end up on opposite sides of the battle, though, in the end, they learn largely the same lessons about honor, human nature, and the horrors of war.
Before the Civil War had even begun, these young men, Zach and Luke, had already crossed paths while fishing in eastern Tennessee. After they parted ways, they never expected to later be pitted against each other in war—but, when Zach joined the Northern cause and Luke joined the Southern, that’s exactly what happened.
On the battlefields, each boy learns invaluable lessons about himself, and both contribute to the outcome of battles and, ultimately, to the war. Their lives are forever changed by all that they encounter, but their story does not alter the actual course of history in any way.
Home Again is a rare piece of historical fiction that recounts Civil War experiences in strict compliance to recorded historic detail. Yet as historically accurate as it is, it is also incredibly insightful and compelling, and is sure to entertain both your heart and your mind.
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Advance Praise
“In writing fiction it is difficult to remain historically accurate and also true to fictional characters and their imagined lives. Michael K. Smith’s debut novel skillfully merges both fact and fiction, creating for the reader a satisfying tale that is at once historically accurate and dramatically true. No small feat. “Home Again” is a powerful telling of a Civil War story where scrupulous historical research and vivid fictional characters become more than the sum of the parts.”
--Rafael Lima, Professor, University of Miami, winner of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle award for excellence in Dramatic Writing
“Home Again is a well-crafted telling of a story told many times before. There are brave deeds as well as homesickness, generals who lead and those who are arrogant but each battle is seen from the perspective of the victor and the vanquished. What makes this story unique is the structure of the book, along with the author’s well defined characters, giving an honest look at war and the not quite grown men who must fight it.”
--IndieReader
“With wonderful attention to historical detail, Michael Smith tells the bracing story of two young men caught in the vortex of bloody civil war.”
--Michael T. Bernath, Ph.D., Charlton W. Tebeau Associate Professor in American History, Universiy of Miami
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Named by Indie Reader as one of the best books published in 2014
Honorable Mention IndieFAB Award from ForeWord Magazine
Named by Indie Reader as one of the best books published in 2014
Honorable Mention IndieFAB Award from ForeWord Magazine
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781499157093 |
| PRICE | $13.95 (USD) |
