The second in a trilogy, Splintered follows the interconnections among a superbly memorable cast of characters during the Civil War as they internally and externally wrestle with why they're fighting, or why they're not fighting at all. Others will grapple with mere survival when the war alarmingly shows up on their front lawn or storefront.
Asunder readers will delight in the return of abolitionists Cyntha and Joseph Favor, Confederate sympathizers Sara Reeder and Constance Carver, the continuation of opportunists known as the Spiritualist Fox Sisters, and a new storyline involving Wranglers who round up and move horses under harrowing conditions to supply the Confederacy.
From its heart-wrenching opening scene of stoic grief in a Lincoln White House on the day of his son Willie's death to the final heart-wrenching battle scene and suprising assasination plot against Lincoln, Splintered proves itself a novel of sweeping, artfully rendered proportions, and one that is at times deeply moving, while always intelligent and socially conscious.
About the Author :
Curt Locklear is an award-winning author, historian, musician, composer, and positive education consultant. Mr. Locklear gives presentations that are always sprinkled with jokes, intriguing stories, and banjo and guitar songs. Mr. Locklear's father trained a race-horse in the Kentucky Derby. His mother was a librarian. He's related to the first wing-walker. His heritage is Southern and Northern.
Review :
"Like Mr. Locklear himself, the book is full of passion...for a good story, for history and for the Civil War."-- Robert Hicks, New York Times Best-selling author of The Widow of the South and The Orphan Mother.
"A good trilogy should expand the characters and actions beyond what any single novel could do. The Civil War certainly deserves such an approach, and such a wide-ranging focus on different lives. Splintered takes its place strongly beside its sibling and continues a riveting story based on true history." -- D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer for Midwest Book Review
"The writing features great, plot-driven dialogues, wonderful descriptions of action-paced scenes... I also enjoyed the way conflict is developed in this story, including individual struggles and the greater evil of war that plagued American society. Splintered is a well-crafted historical novel that will delight readers with its great prose and swift pacing." -- D. Zape, Readers' Favorite
