It was published by atria books and has a total of 432 pages in the book. Book group participants described the book as a page turner, and recounted many passages that moved them to tears. Bestselling author of cane river 2001 brings another 19thcentury family story, this one focused on the colfax massacre, the bloodiest battle of the reconstruction era in the aftermath of the civil war, the. Her first novel, cane river, was based on her mothers family and was chosen as an oprah book. A former vice president of sun microsystems, she left the corporate world to immerse herself in tracing her familys history and writing her first book.
Red river is a 2008 novel of historical fiction by lalita tademy, largely based on the history. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Lalita tademy was born in berkeley, california, far from her parents southern roots. Cane river ebook by lalita tademy 9780759522428 rakuten. By lalita tademy red river by lalita tademy hailed as powerful,accomplished, and spellbinding, lalita tademys first novel cane river was a new york times bestseller and the 2001 oprah book. Lalita tademy, author info, published books, bio, photo. Author interview lalita tademy, author of red river bookpage.
S ome years ago, lalita tademy left her job as vicepresident of a fortune 500 company to research her colorful family history. Books a million indiebound lalita tademy weaves together history and the story of her own family to bring us an epic work of fiction, the dramatic, intertwining story of two families struggling to make a place for themselves in an america deeply divided after the civil war. Mixing family history, fiction, and fact made the story rich and unforgettable enough that cane river became an oprahs book. Its the story of the role her ancestors played in a massacre that. In cane river, tademy recreates the lives of the incredible women who came before her while ad dressing many socially significant subjects such as slavery, the role of women in history, and racism. Lalita tademy s second historical novel, red river is set during reconstructionera louisiana a time period and subject matter often summarily skimmed in our history books. Discover book depositorys huge selection of lalita tademy books online. Hailed as powerful, accomplished, and spellbinding, lalita tademys first novel cane river was a new york times bestseller and the 2001 oprah book club summer selection. We all had it hard, but the men, they had it worse, specially those what come up on life from the front. Now with her evocative, luminous style and painstaking research, she takes her familys story even further, back to a littlechronicled, deliberatelyforgotten time. Furthermore, in red river, would you say that the author deliberately sets out to explore more deeply the struggles of the male characters than those of the female characters. Hailed as powerful, accomplished, and spellbinding, lalita tademys first novel cane river was a new york times bestseller and the 2001 oprah book club. Buy a cheap copy of cane river book by lalita tademy.
Lalita tademy is currently considered a single author. Red river gives a rich impression of a family history expansively and proudly told. What our colored men try to do for the rest of us in colfax matter. Again in the prologue, polly tademy extols the achievements of africanamerican males of her era.
If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Delaware county district library ohio scanned in china. But it was something far more devastatingweaving together history and the story of her. Nonetheless, her parents made sure their household. Novelist lalita tademy explores her family tree in her latest book, red river. Californiaborn lalita tademy is the author of cane river, a bestselling novel and a 2001 oprah book club selection, and its critically acclaimed sequel, red river.
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A former vice president at sun microsystems, lalita tademy left the corporate world to immerse herself in tracing her familys past and in writing. Before listening to red river, this day and place held no significance to me, but they are now seared into my consciousness as an. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Red river by lalita tademy overdrive rakuten overdrive. Lalita tademys riveting family saga chronicles four generations of women born into slavery along the cane river in louisiana. It began before she wrote her much acclaimed debut novel cane river, which became a bestseller and an oprah book club selection in 2001. Hailed as powerful, accomplished, and spellbinding, lalita tademy s first novel cane river was a new york times bestseller and the 2001 oprah book club summer selection. Hailed as powerful, accomplished, and spellbinding, lalita tademys first novel cane river was a new york times bestseller and the 2001.
From the new york times bestselling author of cane river comes the drama. Lalita tademy left the corporate world to research her family history. The story of red river begins in 1873, and follows the ramifications of an incident on easter sunday of that year on successive generations of two families involved. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while. Despite numerous disasters, regular navigation occurred on the river for over a century. Lalita tademy left her job as vicepresident of sun microsystems in 1995 to devote her energy to untangling the roots of her family tree and telling the remarkable story of her ancestors.
Previously, lalita tademy wrote cane river, which was selected for oprahs book club and is another historical fiction book. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Publication date 2007 topics africanamerican families, africanamerican men. The title of this book is red river and it was written by lalita tademy. Red river hailed as powerful, accomplished, and spellbinding, lalita tademys first novel cane river was a new york times bestseller and the 2001 oprah book club summer selection. Red river is a 2008 novel of historical fiction by lalita tademy, largely based on the history of her fathers family. Lalita tademy weaves together history and the story of her own family to bring us an epic work of fiction, the dramatic, intertwining story of two families struggling to make a place for themselves in an. What happened that day in the small southern town of colfax, louisiana, was called the colfax riot. Buy red river 1st paperback printing by tademy, lalita isbn. Nonetheless, her parents made sure their household louisiana west maintained a definite noncalifornia edge, including a steady supply of grits, gumbo, cornbread, and collard greens, and a stream of other transplanted southerners eager to share. Mixing family history, fiction, and fact made the story rich and unforgettable enough that cane river became an oprahs book club. It was published by grand central publishing and has a total of 448 pages in the book. Red river by lalita tademy, 9780446696999, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Nonetheless, her parents made sure their household maintained a definite noncalifornia edge, including a steady. Women is the longlivers at the base of the tademy family tree. Hailed as powerful, accomplished, and spellbinding, lalita tademys first novel cane river was a new york times bestseller and the 2001 oprah book. In her latest book, red river, the accomplished author shares the true story of the colfax riot. Its the story of the role her ancestors played in a massacre that occurred in louisiana during the days of. Yet in her authors note, lalita tademy tells us that extracting the history of her fathers ancestors was sometimes. Lalita tademy will be visiting the hayward public library for a special event on march 11. Publication date 2007 topics african american families. Download pdf red river 100% free book by lalita tademy. Tademy interweaves her own family history with fiction and well. A former vicepresident at sun microsystems, lalita tademy left the corporate world to immerse herself in tracing her familys past and in writing. The title of this book is citizens creek and it was written by lalita tademy. Id have to say that red river along with lalita tademys first book cane river is historical fiction at its finest.
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