Freeman
A Historical, Fiction, Cultural book. would Leonard Pitts Jr., Freeman //
Freeman, the new novel by Leonard Pitts, Jr., takes place in the first few months following the Confederate surrender and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Upon learning of Lee's surrender, Sam--a runaway slave who once worked for the Union Army--decides to leave his safe haven in Philadelphia and set out on foot to return to the war-torn South. What compels him on this almost-suicidal course is the desire to find his wife, the mother of his only child, whom he and their son left behind 15 years earlier on the Mississippi farm to which they all "belonged."At the same time, Sam's wife, Tilda, is...
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Sorrow makes us all children again. Ralph Waldo Emerson said that. Leonard Pitts Jr., Freeman // When the inky blackness above shades to a deep blue and the stars lose their hard edge and begin to seem unreal, she rises, wrapping the thin sheet about herself, and steps outside into the morning chill. Leonard Pitts Jr., Freeman // There were few things more paralyzing than fear and worry, and she could not understand why other peopleeven Bonniewithstood them so readily. The world was what it was, the future would be what it would be, and there was not much you could do to change either. So you did what you knew was right, you accepted the consequences, and you did not look back. Leonard Pitts Jr., Freeman //
Publisher summary:Freeman takes place in the first few months following the Confederate surrender and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Upon learning of Lee's surrender, Sam--a runaway slave who once worked for the Union Army--decides to leave his safe haven in Philadelphia and set out on foot to return to the war-torn South to... So glad I decided to read this book after seeing it on display for Black History month and I feel enlightened, empowered and saddened after reading which is definitely the mark of a great book as I know it will stick with me forever..This is at the heart an agonizing love story for the ages of the depth of love and the real meaning... Merged review:Leonard Pitts Jr. used wonderful insight telling the story in the novel, Freeman."The war between the Union and Confederacy is over, but hate rages like wild fires burning Buford, Mississippi at its roots.Now free after fighting in the war, Sam Freeman, the protagonist, is obsessed with the need to find his wife, Tilda....
