Cold Mountain

is a novel about a soldier-s perilous journey back to his beloved near the Civil War's end. At once a love story & a harrowing account of one man-s long walk home, Cold Mountain introduces a new talent in American literature. Based on local history & family stories passed down by Frazier-s great-great-grandfather, is the tale of a wounded Confede is a novel about a soldier-s perilous journey back to his beloved near the Civil War's end.

At once a love story & a harrowing account of one man-s long walk home, Cold Mountain introduces a new talent in American literature. Based on local history & family stories passed down by Frazier-s great-great-grandfather, is the tale of a wounded Confederate soldier, Inman, who walks away from the ravages of the war & back home to his prewar sweetheart, Ada. His odyssey thru the devastated landscape of the soon-to-be-defeated South interweaves with Ada-s struggle to revive her father-s farm, with the help of an intrepid young drifter named Ruby.

As their long-separated lives begin to converge at the close of the war, Inman & Ada confront the vastly transformed world they-ve been delivered. Frazier reveals insight into human relations with the land & the dangers of solitude. He also shares with the great 19th century novelists a keen observation of a society undergoing change.

recreates a world gone by that speaks to our time.