Caveat

by Laura Kalpakian

Book Overview

Based loosely on historical events in California in 1916, CAVEAT tells the story of Hank Beecham, son of a dissolute Confederate veteran and embittered mother, snubbed by the townspeople of St. Elmo. Hank finds his calling as a rainmaker, saving St. Elmo from a serious drought. When the town doesn't pay him as promised, Hank returns eight years later to exact his revenge.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0895872234
• ISBN13: 9780895872234
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: John F. Blair, Publisher
• Length: 257 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

"Caveat" a wonderful ride into damnation and redemption

When I heard about this book, I thought that it sounded mildly interesting, so I picked it up. I ended up reading it in little more than three hours. This story, about a rainmaker who practices his magic through science, has to be the most original thing I've ever read in my entire life. In an age where there is "nothing new under the sun," stories like this are a refreshing reminder that the ideas, new or otherwise, are there, waiting to be found. This book, "The Pied Piper" meets witchdoctor, is nearly everything a reader could want. Bravo, Miss Kalpakian!