This magnificent novel by one of America’s finest writers is the epic of one man’s remarkable journey, set in nineteenth-century America against the background of a vanishing people and a rich way of life. At the age of twelve, under the Wind moon, Will is given a horse, a key, and a map, and sent alone into the Indian Nation to run a trading post as a bound boy. It is during this time that he … this time that he grows into a man, learning, as he does, of the raw power it takes to create a life, to find a home. In a card game with a white Indian named Featherstone, Will wins—for a brief moment—a mysterious girl named Claire, and his passion and desire for her spans this novel. As Will’s destiny intertwines with the fate of the Cherokee Indians—including a Cherokee Chief named Bear—he learns how to fight and survive in the face of both nature and men, and eventually, under the Corn Tassel Moon, Will begins the fight against Washington City to preserve the Cherokee’s homeland and culture. And he will come to know the truth behind his belief that “only desire trumps time.”
Brilliantly imagined, written with great power and beauty by a master of American fiction, Thirteen Moons is a stunning novel about a man’s passion for a woman, and how loss, longing and love can shape a man’s destiny over the many moons of a life.
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Interesting images of early life in undeveloped territories in the sout(.
Loved the book. The descriptions were so detailed you felt you were actually there.
A very good read. Very different style from Cold Mountain but great character and extremely detailed story
I thought this book was wonderfully well written. The author took a lot of time to develop the story which made me eager to continue reading. There were so many great insights from the protagonist’s perspective, and I was sorry when his story ended.
Not as good as his first. Too long.
Great read
Frazier has the ability to make his words come to life. The book’s premise draws the reader in, and the prose keeps the reader turning each page to unearth what wonders will take place next. The books main character leads an often-heroic life, but he’s the first to admit he’s not a hero. I loved this book.
Slow and repetative
A wonderful story of a man and life experiences
Great storytelling!
Much better than Cold Mountain, which i didn’t bother to finish!
Beautiful prose.
I liked the first part of this book; up until they were Removed. After that it became less interesting to me. What I really connected to was the Indian way of life. Later in the book there was too much repetition of “Indian mythological stories” for me.
Overall it had a great story line.
Great. I really like this author; have read his other books and recommend those also.
Not sure I bought the love story, but was a very good non-textbook vehicle for presenting the emotional issues faced by the Native Americans during the years of their removal from their ancestral lands.
Also, Will’s evocative musings about the passages of Life were very eloquently phrased, and profound.
It was ok. Just wasn’t my favorite style of writing. Too disjointed.
If Charles Frazier does NOT continue this book with what happened to Claire during all this time, I will be greatly disappointed!!!!!!!!!
Lots of interesting history and a good story too
I returned it because it wasn’t good enough for me to finish
The story gives a sense of the era both before and after the trail of tears without a focus on the event itself.