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Varina: by Charles Frazier | Conversation Starters
Bestselling author of Cold Mountain Charles Frazier releases his newest novel Varina. After marrying an old widower for financial security, Varina Howell expected a secure and peaceful life as a wife of a Mississippi landowner. However, her husband’s decision to pursue politics brings an end to that security and peace. Varina finds herself at the center of one of American history’s darkest moments. Varina is a novel of a woman’s journey during the American war and its aftermath.
Time praises Charles Frazier’s genius of writing about early America, he has a “gift for bringing them to life.” Washington Post describes Varina “perfectly evocative.” Newsday says that Frazier’s newest historical novel “is just right for our time.” Minneapolis Star Tribune praises Charles Frazier and calls him “an incredibly gifted storyteller.”
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than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive,
and the characters and its world still live on.
Conversation Starters is peppered with questions designed to
bring us beneath the surface of the page
and invite us into the world that lives on.
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• Promote an atmosphere of discussion for groups
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• Explore unseen realms of the book as never seen before
Bestselling author of Cold Mountain Charles Frazier releases his newest novel Varina. After marrying an old widower for financial security, Varina Howell expected a secure and peaceful life as a wife of a Mississippi landowner. However, her husband’s decision to pursue politics brings an end to that security and peace. Varina finds herself at the center of one of American history’s darkest moments. Varina is a novel of a woman’s journey during the American war and its aftermath.
Time praises Charles Frazier’s genius of writing about early America, he has a “gift for bringing them to life.” Washington Post describes Varina “perfectly evocative.” Newsday says that Frazier’s newest historical novel “is just right for our time.” Minneapolis Star Tribune praises Charles Frazier and calls him “an incredibly gifted storyteller.”
A Brief Look Inside:
EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER
than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive,
and the characters and its world still live on.
Conversation Starters is peppered with questions designed to
bring us beneath the surface of the page
and invite us into the world that lives on.
These questions can be used to..
Create Hours of Conversation:
• Foster a deeper understanding of the book
• Promote an atmosphere of discussion for groups
• Assist in the study of the book, either individually or corporately
• Explore unseen realms of the book as never seen before
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