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Lädt ... Soul Catchervon Michael C. White
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. In someone else's hands this story could have been quite a bust. I wasn't sure I was going to buy it myself at first. Augustus Cain is a slave catcher. He found from an early age that he had a gift for this work, but as he grew older he no longer wanted to do it. Nevertheless, he was pressured by the threat of the loss of his horse - a horse he valued more than any person he knew - to make one more pursuit. The subjects were an older man and a young woman, from the plantation of a rich man who was willing to pay well, especially for the return of the woman, Rosetta. Part of the deal was that Cain had to be accompanied by three persons chosen by the evil plantation owner. Two were brothers, apparently along to assist as muscle, and the third was a cruel little man who dressed all in black, who was called "the preacher". Cain wasn't excited about having any of them along but particularly took against the preacher. So life on the road was not pleasant. It was a long journey, frought with danger from abolitionists and others, and Rosetta was no quiet submissive slave. One can imagine some kind of relationship growing between them and that is where I figured this was headed. It's more a journey of conscience, though. And who ever knows how far that will get you? Decently read by Wiliam Dufris. I didn't always like the sound of Cain's voice as created by Dufris but it seemed believable. In fact, the story itself seemed possible, if not exactly probable. A very well developed and plotted story with characters you care about. Set before the beginning of the Civil War, Soul Catcher tells the story of Cain, a slave catcher who takes the job of returning three slaves, including the woman Rosetta, the relationship and bond that developed between the two, and the struggle Cain has to do what is right. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Augustus Cain faces a past he wants to forget, a present without prospect or fortune, and an uncertain future marred by the loss of his most prized possession: the horse that has been his working companion for years. He is also a man haunted by a terrible skill--the ability to track people who don't want to be found. Rosetta is a runaway slave fueled by the passion and determination only a mother can feel. She bears the scars--inside and out--of a life lived in servitude to a cruel and unforgiving master. Her flight is her one shot at freedom, and she would rather die than return to the living hell that she has left behind. In the perilous years before the Civil War, the fates of these two remarkable people will intertwine in an extraordinary adventure--a journey of hardship and redemption that will take them from Virginia to Boston and back--and one that will become an extraordinary test of character and will, mercy and compassion. It is an odyssey that will change them both forever. Soul Catcher is a dazzling tapestry of imagination and character, atmosphere and emotion. Poignant and utterly compelling, it is a story to be savored and remembered. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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It is on the dangerous return journey that Cain begins to question why he is bringing these people back to a life of harsh captivity. As the journey becomes his means of redemption, the reader is also given a vivid picture of the American nation on the brink of the upcoming Civil War. Some interesting people cross their paths, including the famous abolitionist John Brown, along with various con-men, patrollers and wise women both black and white. Cain is a flawed antihero but even though he exists in a laudanum haze, he is a deep thinker and Rosetta becomes someone that we want to see succeed in her quest for freedom.
Soul Catcher is beautifully written and comes to life on the pages. The violence and divided loyalties ring true as both well-crafted scenes and a high body count hold the reader’s attention. Although the outcome was somewhat obvious, the getting there was a truly captivating story and the Epilogue brought the story full circle as the conflicted Southerner comes to a moral reckoning. ( )