Books with author Frank Charles

Winner of the National Book Award for Fiction An instant, international bestseller, Charles Frazier's debut novel of love and peril at the end of the Civil War was a publishing sensation, the inspiration for an Oscar-nominated blockbuster starring Nicole Kidman and Jude Law, and the subject of an acclaimed opera. Over 20 years later, it stands as an essential, modern classic. Charles Frazier’s debut novel Cold Mountain made publishing history in 1997 when it stood at the top of the New York Times best-seller list for sixty-one weeks, won numerous literary awards, including the National Book Award, and went on to sell over three million copies. Now reissued for its twentieth year, this extraordinary tale of a soldier’s perilous journey back to his beloved at the end of the Civil War is at once an enthralling adventure, a stirring love story, and a luminous evocation of a vanished land. Adapted into an Oscar-nominated movie starring Nicole Kidman and Jude Law, and a 2015 opera co-commissioned between Santa Fe Opera, Opera Philadelphia and the Minnesota Opera, Cold Mountain portrays an era that continues to speak eloquently to our time.

In 1997, Charles Frazier’s debut novel Cold Mountain made publishing history when it sailed to the top of The New York Times best-seller list for sixty-one weeks, won numerous literary awards, including the National Book Award, and went on to sell over three million copies. Now, the beloved American epic returns, reissued by Grove Press to coincide with the publication of Frazier’s eagerly-anticipated second novel, Thirteen Moons. Sorely wounded and fatally disillusioned in the fighting at Petersburg, a Confederate soldier named Inman decides to walk back to his home in the Blue Ridge mountains to Ada, the woman he loves. His trek across the disintegrating South brings him into intimate and sometimes lethal converse with slaves and marauders, bounty hunters and witches, both helpful and malign. At the same time, the intrepid Ada is trying to revive her father’s derelict farm and learning to survive in a world where the old certainties have been swept away. As it interweaves their stories, Cold Mountain asserts itself as an authentic odyssey, hugely powerful, majestically lovely, and keenly moving.

Collin Mann leads a search for his brother, Ethan. But the post-apocalyptic world beyond the barrier of hills around Anistemia is far more mysterious than imagined. New civilizations have risen since the end of the old world, and each bears their own dark secrets. Back in Anistemia, new threats arise. Factions form and threaten to divide the people between what Felicia believes is right, and the council’s path to an easy peace. As her allies dwindle, she is left to rely on a select few, though newly revealed gifts might make them the strongest of all.If Ethan is alive, he must be found soon. The search party splits as they desperately seek their brave captain. Some are lost, and new alliances are formed. From the scorching deserts in the south to the frozen kingdom in the north, deepest fears are confronted and fascinating wonders are discovered.A warrior is born and a queen is crowned. But the face of evil stands strong before those on their quest to save a brother and their city. And to transform from what one is to what one must be, will be the most difficult journey of all.

In 1997, Charles Frazier’s debut novel Cold Mountain made publishing history when it sailed to the top of The New York Times best-seller list for sixty-one weeks, won numerous literary awards, including the National Book Award, and went on to sell over three million copies. Now, the beloved American epic returns, reissued by Grove Press to coincide with the publication of Frazier’s eagerly-anticipated second novel, Thirteen Moons. Sorely wounded and fatally disillusioned in the fighting at Petersburg, a Confederate soldier named Inman decides to walk back to his home in the Blue Ridge mountains to Ada, the woman he loves. His trek across the disintegrating South brings him into intimate and sometimes lethal converse with slaves and marauders, bounty hunters and witches, both helpful and malign. At the same time, the intrepid Ada is trying to revive her father’s derelict farm and learning to survive in a world where the old certainties have been swept away. As it interweaves their stories, Cold Mountain asserts itself as an authentic odyssey, hugely powerful, majestically lovely, and keenly moving.

A century after the fall of mankind, one small city remains. Surrounded by a seemingly endless barrier of hills, and separated from what is left of the world, they may be all that stands between survival and extinction.In a post-apocalyptic world, most people by the age of thirty are consumed by the Sickness, a mysterious and deadly illness. But the Sickness is not the only enemy for Collin Mann’s city. Hordes of deranged killers live in the surrounding hills. With few trained protectors, the future of the little city looks bleak.Collin, fifteen years old, buries those the Sickness consumes. Slight and awkward, he shuns warrior training, avoiding the example of his big brother and guardian.When killers attack, he’s called to step forward and defend his city. Instead, he freezes. He’s ashamed, knowing that his people need him to fight. But can he do it? Will a clumsy person like himself make any difference in the battle for existence?For Collin, it's the moment of truth. Will he finally become the warrior his people need him to be?Order your copy NOW and embark on this thrilling tale.

Cold Mountain is an extraordinary novel about a soldier’s perilous journey back to his beloved at the end of the Civil War. At once a magnificent love story and a harrowing account of one man’s long walk home, Cold Mountain introduces a stunning new talent in American literature.Based on local history and family stories passed down by the author’s great-great-grandfather, Cold Mountain is the tale of a wounded soldier, Inman, who walks away from the ravages of the war and back home to his prewar sweetheart, Ada. Inman’s odyssey through the devastated landscape of the soon-to-be-defeated South interweaves with Ada’s struggle to revive her father’s farm, with the help of an intrepid young drifter named Ruby. As their long-separated lives begin to converge at the close of the war, Inman and Ada confront the vastly transformed world they’ve been delivered.Charles Frazier reveals marked insight into man’s relationship to the land and the dangers of solitude. He also shares with the great nineteenth century novelists a keen observation of a society undergoing change. Cold Mountain re-creates a world gone by that speaks eloquently to our time.

In 1997, Charles Frazier’s debut novel Cold Mountain made publishing history when it sailed to the top of The New York Times best-seller list for sixty-one weeks, won numerous literary awards, including the National Book Award, and went on to sell over three million copies. Now, the beloved American epic returns, reissued by Grove Press to coincide with the publication of Frazier’s eagerly-anticipated second novel, Thirteen Moons. Sorely wounded and fatally disillusioned in the fighting at Petersburg, a Confederate soldier named Inman decides to walk back to his home in the Blue Ridge mountains to Ada, the woman he loves. His trek across the disintegrating South brings him into intimate and sometimes lethal converse with slaves and marauders, bounty hunters and witches, both helpful and malign. At the same time, the intrepid Ada is trying to revive her father’s derelict farm and learning to survive in a world where the old certainties have been swept away. As it interweaves their stories, Cold Mountain asserts itself as an authentic odyssey, hugely powerful, majestically lovely, and keenly moving.

CONTENTS: In Which I Become "The Boy Trainer" - A Lion Hunt in a SewerOrigin and History of Wild Animal TrainingHousekeeping for Wild AnimalsThe Feeding of Snakes and ElephantsCharacteristics of Different Animals"Going Bad" - The Animal InstinctHow Wild Animals are CapturedThe Wild Animals' KindergartenHow Wild Animals are Taught TricksAn Animal Show at NightThe Principles of TrainingThe Animal Trainer - Some Famous TrainersGuarding Against Accidents

Collin Mann leads a search for his brother, Ethan. But the post-apocalyptic world beyond the barrier of hills around Anistemia is far more mysterious than imagined. New civilizations have risen since the end of the old world, and each bears their own dark secrets. Back in Anistemia, new threats arise. Factions form and threaten to divide the people between what Felicia believes is right, and the council’s path to an easy peace. As her allies dwindle, she is left to rely on a select few, though newly revealed gifts might make them the strongest of all.If Ethan is alive, he must be found soon. The search party splits as they desperately seek their brave captain. Some are lost, and new alliances are formed. From the scorching deserts in the south to the frozen kingdom in the north, deepest fears are confronted and fascinating wonders are discovered.A warrior is born and a queen is crowned. But the face of evil stands strong before those on their quest to save a brother and their city. And to transform from what one is to what one must be, will be the most difficult journey of all.

Collin is fifteen, awkward, and not a trained warrior. When deranged killers living in the surrounding hills attack his city, he has to make a decision. Will he step up and fight?In a post-apocalyptic world, most people by the age of thirty are consumed by the Sickness, a mysterious and deadly illness. But the Sickness is not the only enemy for Collin Mann’s city. Hordes of deranged killers live in the surrounding hills. With few trained protectors, the future of the little city looks bleak.Collin, fifteen years old, buries those the Sickness consumes. Slight and awkward, he shuns warrior training, avoiding the example of his big brother and guardian.When killers attack, he’s called to step forward and defend the watering hole. Instead, he freezes. He’s ashamed, knowing that his people need him to fight. But can he do it? Will a clumsy person like himself make any difference in the battle for existence?For Collin, it's the moment of truth. Will he finally become the warrior his people need him to be?Order your copy NOW and embark on this thrilling tale.