Category: Family Publisher: Sheil & Denver
ISBN-10: 1849030052
Type: Fiction
Pages: 156
Copyright: April 1, 2009
ISBN-13: 9781849030052
This fictional memoir details a young man’s recovered memories of Depression-era America. Heart Land examines the human heart in a manner one critic calls “..profound, beautiful and arresting.”
Heart Land is a fictional memoir of a boy growing up in rural Ohio between 1930 and 1940, a time of social and historic importance that still resonates in American political life today. With a beautiful style that is arresting from the first page, Miller draws a humorous and sometimes poignant tone. At heart, the story is brilliantly driven by distant memories, evoked from photographs found in an album when the family at the center of the book gathers for the mother's funeral during the height of the Vietnam War.
Excerpt
"...Heart Land wears the triple crown of literary genius: it is profound, beautiful and arresting from the first page..." -Writerface.com, the online social network for writers & literary agents. Book Description. Heart Land is a fictional memoir of a boy growing up in rural Ohio between 1930 and 1940, a time of social and historic importance that still resonates in American political life today. With a beautiful style that is arresting from the first page, Miller draws a humorous and sometimes poignant tone. At heart, the story is brilliantly driven by distant memories, evoked from photographs found in an album when the family at the center of the book gathers for the mother's funeral during the height of the Vietnam War. Heart Land is destined to be a true classic of American literature.
Professional Reviews
Gary Ward
Caroline Miller gives us the remembrances of a man from when he was a young boy in rural America of 1939. Through sketches of everyday life, family, relationships, good humor and anguish we feel a genuine love and connectedness to the stories and characters. The beauty of the human experience is discovered by the young boy and we get to revel in his ever deepening understanding. I was so moved by the first few stories that I had to put the book down for a break. Was I being so easily manipulated or was this beautifully told story really that good? After finishing it I decided that great art is in the experience of it and I had a wonderful, powerful experience. Bravo to Caroline Miller.
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