| Mississippi Yankee Contributor(s): McElhaney, Ray (Author) |
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ISBN: 1439263485 ISBN-13: 9781439263488 Publisher: Booksurge Publishing OUR PRICE: $18.04 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Coming Of Age |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.89 lbs) 300 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Seventeen-year-old Colin O'Hara arrives from Newark to begin college at Ole Miss in 1961. A sociological jolt beginning this Northern boy's maturation in the segregated South. But this is much more than a coming of age tale. Colin flees into the army to avoid love, only to face deadly war in Viet Nam. He's forced to confront long-hidden family secrets, and is steered into the Las Vegas gambling industry by a powerful man who's been manipulating him. There's also an intriguing romantic sub-plot-a man and woman struggling to reclaim love against all odds. Colin's unguarded first-person perspective allows readers to feel a part of the novel. Men will smile and empathize; while Colin's intimate storytelling affords women a rare glimpse into the normally shielded male psyche. Set during a fascinating period of U.S. history, MISSISSIPPI YANKEE is a sensually rich, life-living drama filled with historical perspective, suspense, plot twists, and fascinating characters. |
