Behold, This Dreamer

By Charlotte Miller

Book Overview

Janson Sanders, part Cherokee, part poor-but-proud white, is intent on avenging his father's death and taking back the land stolen from him by a wealthy planter. Parentless and alone, Janson sets out,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1588380025
• ISBN13: 9781588380029
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: NewSouth Books
• Length: 510 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A Haunting Landscape of Memory

Through meticulous attention to historical detail, Charlotte Miller has given us a picture of 1920's rural Alabama that is precise, from clothing to cars to speech patterns. Her research is exacting and faithfully transcribed to the pages of this beautiful novel. There is a need for stories that explore the class distinctions of the past. The generational stigmas and privileges that were passed from father to son are detailed in her intriguing plot. For the southern reader, it will be a reminder of the tales told by grandparents. For readers in other parts of the country, this book is a journey to a brutal, hauntingly beautiful southern landscape of place and time.

A wonderful read

From the moment I picked this book up, I could not put it down. Written in a flowing and highly readable style, this novel presents characters that grab your heart and your interest and will not let you go from the first page through the last. Don't miss this book.

A Piece of Southern History

While growing up as a child in the South you never realize what a rich heritage you have. You always hear stories told by grandparents, aunts and uncles. It's not until you are grown that you realize that all of the world is not the same as it is in the South. Life is truly different. "Behold This Dreamer" feels like coming home. I enjoyed the descriptive language which makes you feel the red clay dust on your skin. I recommend this book because it records a part of southern history not often explored.

Historically Rich and Compelling

You will be up late into the night turning the pages of this wonderful and historically rich first novel. Miller captures the reader's interest in the first paragraph, sweeping all who enter these pages into a 1920's South so vivid that each reader will come away feeling they have walked these streets and lived in her world. I highly recommend this book, and myself eagerly await the next installment in this epic trilogy of the South.