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In the "brilliant novel" (The New York Times) V.S. Naipaul takes us deeply into the life of one man—an Indian who, uprooted by the bloody tides of Third World history, has come to live in an isolated town at the bend of a great river in a newly independent African nation. Naipaul gives us the most convincing and disturbing vision yet of what happens in a place caught between the dangerously alluring modern world and its own tenacious past and traditions.
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Nice, But It Should Have Been Better!.......2007-08-08
V.S. Naipaul's opening scenes of East Africa and his picturesque writings of life near the Falls falters at mid book and never adequately matures.
Diaspora.......2007-04-06
Driving from the east coast to the center of Africa isn't easy. It takes two weeks. Each day's drive makes it harder to turn back. Zabeth, a small retailer, is a regular customer of the store the narrator, Salim, has purchased. She knows what people in her village need and what they will pay. Villagers travel on the river by dugouts. The narrator's family is Muslim, but he is close to the Hindus of Northern India. Europeans seem to be able to cope with change better than Indians. The ex-patriots have a habit of listening to the BBC news. For political reasons there is no longer any place for the narrator and his family on the coast. Their life is changing.
Another merchant, (really two merchants-- an Asian couple), obtains a Bigburger franchise. Bigburger captures the refugee trade. When colonialism ended there was a boom. There is another boom at the time the Bigburger opens for business. Salim learns to take African magic seriously.
Indar, an old comrade, becomes a guest of the government at a place called the Domain, a model farm and development. Raymond and his wife, Yvette, live in the Domain, too. Raymond is known as the President's white man. Salim and Indar attend a party at Raymond's where Joan Baez's music is played. Indar tells Salim how disengaged he felt landing in London to begin his education when his lifetime, up to that point, had been spent in his community on the coast of Africa. After receiving his education, Indar understands that Africa is filled with first-generation intellectuals. He also understands that he has to make up his job.
Later it is decided that Raymond isn't really needed anymore, and Indar has to leave to lecture in other places. Africanists are no longer rare, and Raymond is turned down for employment in America. The President ceases to speak French and uses an African language. There is insurrection. Foreign businessmen, Salim among them, are subjected to petty harassments.
When Salim travels to London he is brought to realize that his business and property no longer protect him. Upon returning to Africa, he becomes a manager of his own nationalized business. When taken into custody Zabeth's son, now a commissioner, arranges for his release. He tells Salim to leave.
This is a mature and thoughtful work.
I hear the rains down in Aaaaf-rica!.......2007-02-06
This book is a bit overrated, I feel. However, that is not to say it is bad: it isn't. It is a bit inconsistent, though. Naipaul will have ten or twenty pedestrian pages followed by a truly first-rate passage. It is a straightforward tale of a young Indian man who runs a shop in an unnamed African country (narrated in the first person), and the events that befall him over a period of about ten years. The portrayal of Africans is brutally honest, and bien-pensants will have their sensibilities offended. But fair-minded, realistic folks will perhaps gain a better understanding of why things in Africa are worse, not better, than they were when the colonists left, and what it will take before that continent (mainly the sub-Saharan part) can get on its feet.
Abandoned in Africa.......2007-01-15
Although the country is never named, this novel appears to be the account of life in the Congo (Zaire) during the rule of a populist leader (Mobutu), installed in an offstage coup the beginning of the book and emerging as a ruthless dictator by the end of it. The narrator Salim is an Indian merchant, born in a port on Africa's east coast, who takes over from a family friend a failing enterprise in a decaying town on the Congo River, where he lives with a small circle of other expatriates. Under the policies of the new ruler, the town experiences a boom, bringing Western influences and new prosperity. But these prove an awkward fit with older African problems and traditions, and few of the great dreams (whether political or personal) become a reality. Naipaul writes with taut clarity and resembles Conrad in his ability to capture the feeling of living among strangers as an outsider. So, simply as a piece of reportage, I find myself believing this more than most accounts of Africa that I have read. But until Salim gets involved in an interracial affair around the middle of the book and so loses his position of comparative detachment, Naipaul's passages of description and reflection outweigh those of dialogue and action, postponing the book's impact as a true novel.
Good writing about not-so-good human nature.......2006-07-09
A Bend in the River reads more like a memoir than a novel -- it is that good. Naipaul's greatest gift, I think, is his lack of sentimentality: about Africa, about the Arab world, about human nature. This novel is a great "companion piece" to Achebe's Things Fall Apart, Greene's A Burnt-Out Case and Conrad's Heart of Darkness.
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Homer Meets Huck Finn.......1999-06-29
When Federico Garcia Lorca said, "The song, the picture, are only water drawn from the well of the people, and given back to them in a cup of beauty, so that in drinking, they know themselves," he envisaged works such as this: cups of beauty filled with commonplace things. You will never see the Great River in the same light again. A lush and extravagant work accomplished by one of America's premier photographers from a raft as it noodles its way from the river's source to its mouth. Along the way, you meet Willie the river hobo and the nutria, the regulars and occasionals who ply the river for fun or profit.
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Merlyn Britannicus, leader of the colony known as Camulod, is faced with the task of educating his young charge, Arthur, future King of the Britons. Fearing for the life of his nephew when an assassination attempt is thwarted, Merlyn takes Arthur and his boyhood companions Gwin, Ghilleadh, and Bedwyr, to the ruins of a long-abandoned Roman fort far from Camulod. Once there, Merlyn realizes it's time for Arthur to become worthy of the sword he is destined to wield later in his life-the mighty Excalibur.
But beyond their idyllic hiding place, forces threaten the tenuous peace of Camulod. In Cambria, the death of Arthur's father Uther has left his people leaderless, and in Cornwall, Merlyn's enemy Peter Ironhair is gathering forces to destroy all Merlyn holds dear.
And Merlyn himself is struggling, because in order to make his dream of a united Britain real, he must put the person he loves most in the world in mortal danger-he and Arthur must return to Camulod.
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This is only the first half.......2007-04-08
It's worth knowing that this is only the first half of the novel called The Sorcerer as it was written by Jack Whyte. It was split into two parts (this one and Metamorphosis) and renamed by marketers. So, if the book doesn't seem to have a satisfying resolution for some, that should explain it. I got this information from an FAQ on the author's website.
what a great series! .......2007-02-16
What a wonderful series! Finally a series about the fabled king arthur that takes the legend and makes it real - so real you can really believe it - steeped in real history, this author takes the legends we've all heard and makes them plausible, makes them breathe with a new life. I'm so impressed and I'll never think of "Camelot" again without thinking of Mr. Whyte's take on the situation. a fascinating series of books... start at the beginning and read all six. you won't be sorry you did!
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If you took out all the useless parts, this book would be about 15 pages long.
The Fort at River's Bend.......2005-07-22
Another of Jack Whyte's masterpieces! You'll fall in love with the characters, and be on the edge of your seat through the entire book. Lucky for us, there are already more in the series!
deep historical piece within Arthurian saga.......2004-07-31
Caius Merlyn Brittanicus fears that the next assassin sent by his family's enemy Ironhair might prove successful and kill his nephew, eight-year-old Arthur Pendragon. He decides the future leader of his beloved Camulod must be kept safe until he is ready to rule. Merlyn takes Arthur north to Ravenglass, a haven across the sea from Eire where he can expect sanctuary from King Derek and several friends. Still even with Merlyn ready for seemingly any contingency in what should be a haven, another attack is averted by the sorceress Shelagh.
Derek provides the Camulodians an abandoned Roman fort that they can easily defend from assault. Inside the fort over the next few years, Arthur learns how to be a warrior- soldier using a blade made from the Skystone with an Excalibur symbol etched on it, a military strategist and tactician, and a nurturing but firm ruler of all the people.
The trade paperback version of the fifth Camulod Chronicles, THE FORT AT RIVER'S BEND, is a deep historical piece that showcases in incredible layers the post Roman ancient world of British Cambria. The story line has plenty of intrigue, but the action is on a smaller scale as there is no epic battle, but more a coming of age tale. The secondary cast is an interesting group though Arthur seems a bit too perfect during the years in training for a preadolescent teen. Still fans of the series will appreciate Jack Whyte's intense look at a bygone era.
Harriet Klausner
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Will Sabrina Finally Find Her Place in the New World?
Sabrina Fairfax was raised in an elegant house with servants catering to her every desire. With her father's unexpected death, she finds herself impoverished and alone in London. Among his papers, however, she discovers a deed to a piece of land in the Colonies and seizes it as her best—and perhaps only—hope.
A mix-up lands Sion Kenyon, an out-of-work miner, in jail. Sabrina arranges his release on the condition that he accompany her to America as an indentured servant. They soon find that nothing is easy in this new land. And adding to the hardships of pioneer life is Sabrina's struggle with jealousy as she watches Sion's growing attraction for her friend and neighbor.
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to expense.......2006-02-27
read the reviews and the HIGH PRICE of almost $35 guess i;ll skip the last of this series""
Not what I expected.......2003-04-12
This final book of a great series was not anything like I expected. The first part of the book doesn't even take place in Appalachia, and key characters from previous books aren't even mentioned. It is still an uplifting story, but I felt that the final book could have been much better.
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Has 2 novels in one book. A House for Mr. Biswas A Bend in the River
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wonderful.......2005-05-20
I was on vacation, and I promised my mother not to read, but I bought this book and stayed up all night in the hotel reading it because it's wonderful. It was exactly the right length- it didn't get boring.
The differences in the cultures of the Native Americans and the settlers has never been so heart-breakingly apparent as it is in this story. Also, the portrayal of the bounds which love can and cannot overcome.
I loved the protagonist, Rebecca, and I loved Tecumseh. There was something very intriguing about their strange relationship, and Rinaldi is the only author who could tell this tale with such grace and feeling. I have read some of her books that I wasn't too crazy about, but this is my favorite. Well worth a read, it made me cry, but whether it was happy tears or sad tears im not telling!
The Second Bend in the River.......2004-10-13
The Second Bend in the River describes a young girl named Rebecca Galloway who falls in love with the great Indian leader, Tecumseh. Her family had moved to the Ohio territory to escape slavery in the newly formed United States of America. Beginning in the summer of 1798, the book traces Rebecca's life to 1813, during the War of 1812 with Great Britain.
When Rebecca first meets Tecumseh, she is only about seven years old, and their first conversation is really cute ("Tecumtha"). From that point on, Tecumseh and Rebecca develop a riveting friendship that eventually warms into deep love. Rebecca teaches Tecumseh some English while he teaches her how to canoe and some aspects of his heritage. The book goes on to cover Rebecca's growing up, the Galloway family (her many brothers and one sister), the town events and people, the hardships of life in the woods, and the people's distrust of Indians. All this gave me an insight of what life was like in the early 1800s, but oftentimes, I wondered when the book was going to get back to Tecumseh and Rebecca. Plus, the action could have been more in depth, for some parts were a little dry, and I suppose more description could have been used, although I thought the love between Tecumseh and Rebecca was depicted very sweetly. By the end, only the most stoic of readers will not utter a cry of empathy.
As she matures, her love for the Indian chief grows deeper, and in the end, she has to make a crucial decision that will affect the "fate of thousands." A bittersweet ending, but a good one nonetheless.
1 star is generous.......2004-03-10
why oh why this book was written is beyond me... the characters are obnoxious, the action dull, and the plot indecipherable... who are we supposed to be following? we read it in an eighth grade history class and it may have been helpful with the understanding of the war of 1812 if the facts had not been lost to the love story (to which one heck of an artistic liscence was taken) and bizarre symbolism... save yourself the confusion (not to mention total waste of time) and AVOID THIS AT ALL COSTS!!!
Awful, Terrible, And Any Other Adjectives For BAD........2004-01-08
This book was horrifically terrible. We had to read it as an eighth grade class and everyone hated it no exceptions. Even the teachers who had read it said it was atrocious. Don't be fooled by others reviews this book didn't even deserve one star.
This book is Torture!.......2004-01-06
Who wants to read a book with 278 pages if only the last 78 pages have excitement in them and leave you hanging after the last page? I believe that any author who has been through some kind of education could write a book that is exciting while still trying to get across the message that the author wants. EIGHTH GRADERS Be alert before your teachers try to pull this book on you it may be the worst book you have ever read in your life!
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- A Remarkable Saga Of A Woman's Life In The Old West!
- Do Yourself a Favor and Buy This Book!!
- A sweeping yet wistful romantic novel
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The Bend in the River: A Novel
Susan Gibbs
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Orphaned by the sudden deaths of her parents in 1877, seventeen year-old Emma Jorden has to abandon her Kansas home. Lost on the featureless prairie and near death she is rescued by Shea Hawkshadow, a half-breed Cheyenne warrior. Following an impulsive love affair, Emma and Shea marry. When the consequences of their unconventional marriage spark ridicule then quickly escalate to attempted murder, they risk a journey across the western frontier. However, many trials await the couple in their search for a life free from persecution. Emma masks her increasingly fragile emotional state until years of repression exact a dreadful toll. She battles to unearth the innermost causes of her instability hindered by the lack of humane treatment for mental illnesses in the 19th Century. Emma's transformation from a guileless girl into a complex woman with an unflinching will to survive is remarkable and moving. The Bend in the River is an absorbing saga of savagery, love, secrets, and healing. Susan Gibbs' highly-praised debut novel is a first-rate page-turner. The Bend in the River is an unpredictable and absorbing saga.
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A Remarkable Saga Of A Woman's Life In The Old West!.......2005-05-31
Susan Gibbs' debut novel, "The Bend In The River" is set on the still unsettled prairies of post-Civil War America, and in the Washington Territory. This is more an epic historical western, the saga of a young woman's most unusual experiences living on the Great Plains, than it is a typical romance. The author's simple, straightforward prose, and realistic dialogue lend authenticity to this unique tale of the early West.
Shea Hawkshadow, a half-breed Cheyenne warrior, finds a young woman, near frozen to death during a freak early autumn blizzard. Seventeen year-old Emma Jordan had just finished burying her parents near the family's sod house, and was on a twenty mile walk to the nearest trading post, when she was overtaken by the snow and freezing temperatures. When Emma regains consciousness, she is at the Cheyenne Agency, Shea's home, in the capable care off Red Leaf Woman, a widow. Emma is treated well, and though she makes a few unsuccessful attempts to escape the reservation, she finally acquiesces to spend the winter there. She begins to learn the language and customs of these Native Americans, and in turn teaches some of the men to read and write English. Because of Hawkshadow's mixed-blood heritage, he is rejected as a potential husband by the tribe's women, although he has a proven record as a brave Cheyenne Dog Soldier and hunter. He and Emma have much in common, and their mutual attraction is more than just her neediness as a new found orphan, and his as a lone brave with little hope of marriage. The two fall in love and marry despite the strong prejudices which exist at this time about "mixed-race couples," especially when one member of the pair is a white woman. They dream of living a "normal" life amongst the Cheyenne.
When the tribe is threatened with yet another relocation, tribal leaders decide to ask Red Cloud's Sioux for help, and to flee north, back to their lands along the Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers. The fall of 1978 marks the Cheyenne Outbreak.Two hundred and eighty-four men, women and children undertake a clandestine and brutal 1500 mile march, which lasts for more than five months. During the trek, Emma is captured by bounty hunters and taken to Fort Robinson where she is imprisoned and almost murdered. The Hawkshadow's struggle to make a place for themselves is a difficult and poignant one. It is also a remarkably well researched story of the American West.
There are actually two interrelated novels here, with an unofficial demarcation line between them. The book's second part is about life in Washington Territory, eventually Washington State. Emma and Shea move to this region looking, still, to make a home for themselves where they will either be accepted or left in peace. The hatred and persecution they endure is terrible. Emma, Shea, and their complex relationship are beautifully brought to life by the author. In fact, I would say that one of Ms. Gibbs' strengths is character development. All of hers are remarkably three dimensional. This section of the novel also deals with the emotional manifestation of the many problems Emma has experienced over the years. She has a nervous breakdown, and the process of her healing reveals many interesting details from her past.
I thoroughly enjoyed "The Bend In The River," although I would have definitely preferred the tale to be told in two separate novels. The narrative peaks so many times over the course of 444 pages, that much of the drama's power and emotional impact is diminished. However, for those who are fascinated by life in the early West, and who appreciate well written historical fiction, this is not to be missed!
JANA
Do Yourself a Favor and Buy This Book!!.......2005-03-10
Susan unfolds this poignant story of a strong, young woman and her life struggles as a survivor. The writer's attention to the historical timeframe and detail is impeccable. Thank goodness, an author who does her homework! This is an inspiring "read" for anyone. I found it to be both enjoyable and full of valuable lessons. Be observant readers.......laugh, cry and hopefully understand that we all do the very best we can, with what we know and possess, at any given point in time. Each of the characters in this narrative provide remarkable role modeling.......especially Emma. I will definitely be watching for Susan's next novel.......regardless of the theme it should be a best seller. I know "The Bend in the River" was for me!
A sweeping yet wistful romantic novel.......2005-01-07
Set in 1877 Kansas, The Bend in the River is an emotional novel about a young woman's tragic loss of her parents, and her whilwind romance with a mixed-blood Cheyenne warrior who saves her from certain death amidst a freak autumn blizzard. Together, the unlikely couple try to build a life for themselves, yet their marriage prompts prejudice and even attempted murder from the intolerant frontier community, forcing her and her husband to flee together. Emotionally distraught yet armed with the will to survive, the heroine of the novel is a complex character who carries this tale of transition from girlhood to womanhood with pride and determination. A sweeping yet wistful romantic novel.
Magnificent Story.......2004-07-12
While in the USA on business my husband bought this book for me. It is truly one of the best books I've ever read. The story is epic yet tightly woven around the heroine Emma. Every page of the story has something unique, a perspective so different from other fiction books i've read. I've alwasy been interested in the American west, and read many books about it both fiction and non. But this story is so different. It's driving, moving and very funny in a naturalistic way. One part had me in tears because it was written so sensitively. The story revolves around a young white woman who married a Cheyene man. As is true today, interracial marriage often brings much condemnation upon the parties involved. Emma and her husband Shea survive through ordeal after ordeal and you get the feeling that each time, Emma is having trouble coping with it all. When she does fall to pieces, the author writes about her nervous breakdown in such a way that what you think is wrong with Emma really isn't the case. In the end emma has to sort out her problems on her own as medical asssitance for mental sicknesses truly did not exist in the late 19th century. I highly recommend this stirring story with characters that will remain on your mind for a long time to come.
Magnificent Story.......2004-07-12
While in the USA on business my husband bought this book for me. It is truly one of the best books I've ever read. The story is epic yet tightly woven around the heroine Emma. Every page of the story has something unique, a perspective so different from other fiction books i've read. I've alwasy been interested in the American west, and read many books about it both fiction and non. But this story is so different. It's driving, moving and very funny in a naturalistic way. One part had me in tears because it was written so sensitively. The story revolves around a young white woman who married a Cheyene man. As is true today, interracial marriage often brings much condemnation upon the parties involved. Emma and her husband Shea survive through ordeal after ordeal and you get the feeling that each time, Emma is having trouble coping with it all. When she does fall to pieces, the author writes about her nervous breakdown in such a way that what you think is wrong with Emma really isn't the case. In the end emma has to sort out her problems on her own as medical asssitance for mental sicknesses truly did not exist in the late 19th century. I highly recommend this stirring story with characters that will remain on your mind for a long time to come.
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The first offshoot of the internationally successful "Atlas of the Irish Rural Landscape," "Newgrange and the Bend of the Boyne" is the exploration of an outstanding archaeological landscape centered on Newgrange Passage Tomb and its greater environs. In ancient times it was called the Brugh na Boinne. Today this area is designated as a World Heritage site and is Ireland's first protected Archaeological Park. Its rich fertile soils and south-facing slopes are set in County Meath in the most accessible, low-lying part of Ireland, close to the Irish Sea. This is where the great pre-historic tomb-building tradition of Atlantic Europe reached its zenith. It is where legend says the foundations of Irish Christianity were laid and is also the home of Ireland's first medieval Cistercian monastery at Mellifont. On the banks of the Boyne in 1690 one of the most important battles in Irish history was fought.
The Bend of the Boyne had a pivotal role to play in Irish history and this is evident in its abundant physical remains, which can be traced among its fields and riverbanks. Through the interpretation of these remains this book presents an understanding of how this landscape was organized and exploited by communities over seven thousand years of settlement. This book draws heavily on the results of an extensive program of excavation at Knowth, Newgrange and Monknewtown and archaeological survey, which has greatly increased our knowledge of prehistoric societies. Using a wide range of maps, color photographs and historic as well as new drawings, it traces the gradual evolution of the landscape to the present day. The book is also concerned with the future of this protected cultural landscape and recommends actions to ensure its protection and preservation.
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- An invitation to adventure
- Terrific book with LOTS of information. A Gold-Miner's Bible.
- Not really so much about gold prospeting - more anecdotes
- a must for beginners gold panning in Maine.
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The Next Bend In The River
C. J. Stevens
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"The Next Bend in the River - Maine Mining Adventures" tells those who enjoy the outdoors how and where to find gold in Maine. There are instructions how to pan and sluice, tips on dredging and dowsing, and a list of the better streams and locations where gold can be traced. Also, we are told about the mining boom and bust in the late eighteen hundreds, along with the colorful hoaxes and their flamboyan creators.
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An invitation to adventure.......2007-05-01
Seldom does a book change one's life - but I know several people whose lives were enriched upon reading these pages. Here is an adventure for the whole family, as well as for the lone searcher for treasures.
All the necessary information for finding gold is there, and many prospectors share their secrets - very interesting characters, most of them. An old lady who was panning on the Swift River - she had recently read the book - said 'It reads like a novel and it tells all.' I heartily agree with her assessment.
Terrific book with LOTS of information. A Gold-Miner's Bible........2007-04-19
Seldom does a book contain both useful information and intriguing true stories on prospecting - this is a learning experience as well as an entertaining one.
There are simple and easy-to-follow instructions on how to hunt and pan for gold, and a list of the streams and rivers where gold has been found.
Prospectors are a widely diverging group: they include eccentrics and every-day people, all equally caught up in that adventure of the search for gold. Many of them are generous as they share their prospecting secrets.
After closing the covers I looked sadly out at the snow. I wanted to pack my gear and go gold-hunting right away! That is how the book affected me. But time goes fast, and soon it will be warm enough to swirl a pan. I can warmly recommend this book for all who love adventure.
Not really so much about gold prospeting - more anecdotes.......2007-03-31
I bought this book because I was thinking about doing some recreational gold prospecting in Maine. Upon reading the book, I found that 95% of the book was anecdotes about people who had lived in Maine and had been been in some way associated with prospecting. To its credit, there were a few pages that mentioned a couple areas where some people go regularly to pan for gold. This book it not really a how to guide for panning in Maine.
a must for beginners gold panning in Maine........1999-08-25
C. J. Stevens tells it like it is, very informative and historic. if you can't go right out and find gold here in Maine after reading this book than you never will find any gold. This book is a must read for my entire family before I will take them panning with me.
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