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Kentucky Blues

Kentucky Blues

by Derek Robinson (Author)

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    Hardcover 2002

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Synopsis

Derek Robinson's taut, witty and totally unsentimental portraits of combat have established him as one of our most highly regarded war novelists. In this, his longest and most ambitious book to date, he sets himself a new challenge: to tell the story of a small pioneer community in deepest Kentucky across a century from its founding in the 1820s, through the Civil War to the dawn of the modern age. Following several generations of two unreconcilable families: the Hudds and the Killicks, Robinson creates a gallery of unforgettable characters and delivers a powerful and wholly persuasive account of the transition from slavery to relative freedom for the former slaves of each clan. It is a bravura performance from a great modern storyteller writing at the top of his form.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 520
 Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published: 14 Mar 2002
ISBN 10: 0304361828
ISBN 13: 9780304361823
Book Overview: A novel of enormous scope: great narrative fiction His unflinchingly honest portrayal of slavery is bound to provoke controversy Will be backed by a major publicity campaign and a promotion of the Robinson backlist 'slips down a treat' - FHM 'Reading Kentucky Blues is exhausting, but never dull' - Spectator 'a hugely enjoyable book' - Daily Telegraph 'majestic' - Daily Mirror 'Nothing in this story happens the way you expect it' - Venue Magazine

Author Bio
Derek Robinson is the author of twelve novels including PIECE OF CAKE, A GOOD CLEAN FIGHT and HORNET'S STING. GOSHAWK SQUADRON was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1971. He lives in Bristol.