{"product_id":"something-in-madness-paperback-1","title":"Something in Madness - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEd Protzel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Civil War comes to an end as the South--and the hopes of freedpeople--buckle under Reconstruction in this \"powerful saga of ongoing strife\" (\u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2021 American Fiction Awards Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With the Civil War finally over, Durksen Hurst sets off for Turkle, Mississippi, hoping to reclaim his deserted plantation DarkHorse. With his fiancée Antoinette, the two surviving freedmen who fought beside him, and a Rebel orphan at his side, he slowly makes his way through a decimated South. What they find in Turkle isn't a warm welcome . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The chains of slavery have been replaced by the chains of law. Black Codes are being strictly enforced. Any former slave is considered a vagrant unless they are under an annual labor contract. And Turkle has fallen under the harsh rule of plantation owner Colonel Rutherford, who wields gun clubs as weapons to terrorize Black folks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Durk and Antoinette struggle to protect themselves and their loved ones, Devereau French makes a daring escape from prison after two years of incarceration by the Union army. Still driven by the ghost of a strict, unloving mother, French sets out for Turkle, an all-consuming lust for vengeance against Durk and Antoinette far from slaked. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Surviving the war was hard enough, now Durk only hopes he can survive the peace . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This is a character-driven novel, and their interactions are exceptional. In this entertaining read, the reader can feel the pain and share the grief of the characters. Tension builds until the final page.\" --\u003ci\u003eHistorical Novel Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 268\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 25, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47240896053497,"sku":"9781504077972","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/dHdjdFN2eGNuem54cXVtKzF0RVJoZz09_506ed3e1-04e7-4fc4-9e52-af717ff20080.webp?v=1768574760","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/something-in-madness-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}