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Title: When Johnny Came Marching Home
Author: William Heffernan
Narrator: R. C. Bray
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-25-12
Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC
Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes
Genres: Fiction, Historical
Publisher's Summary:
Trapped in what appears to be an endless bloodbath - vividly presented with Heffernan's meticulous historical research - three boys gradually begin to change until their close-knit childhood ties are little more than a fractured memory. By war's end, one boy is dead, one returns a physically crippled and emotionally compromised man, and the third comes home as an unfeeling psychopath. The novel turns on the subsequent murder of the psychopath, and the offer of redemption for the wounded young man who must investigate the crime.
When Johnny Came Marching Home is a story about war, and how it affects the lives of all who become a part of it, both directly and peripherally.
Critic Reviews:
"Sliding back and forth in time - before, during, and after the Civil War - William Heffernan creates a powerful, intriguing, and complex novel about the intricacies of friendship and the devastating effects of war." (Jonathan Santlofer, author of The Death Artist)
"When Johnny Came Marching Home evokes a young soldier's reluctant relationship to violence and brutality with a chilling realism that brings the reader face-to-face with the moral complexities of even the most noble of wars. Following in the literary tradition of Ernest Hemingway, James Jones, and Larry Heinemann, William Heffernan is able to somehow find grace and beauty amidst the horror of battle." (Kaylie Jones, author of A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries)
"A carefully constructed and evocative Civil War-era tale that will hold you from first to last page. The author has a rare gift for transporting the reader in time and place. Put this one at the top of your list. No one does this kind of novel better than Heffernan." (John Lutz, author of Serial)
Members Reviews:
Civil War Murder Mystery
The book's premise is very interesting, especially since I grew up in Vermont.
Not only is the story very entertaining and compelling, I think it's very relevant to the problems faced by our young soldiers returning from combat duty in Afghanistan.
That being how war causes the worst of men be exposed and to last beyond wars' ...
Interesting read that exposes a side of war that is not often discussed. That being how war causes the worst of men be exposed and to last beyond wars' end.
Loved it!
I was originally introduced to William Heffernan with his book 'Scarred'. Love his work and really enjoyed this look from a different perspective at the Civil War!
Ho-hum
Smooth enough writing and and interesting historical perspective. But . . . The book just never grabbed me. Characters were cut-out and of only nominal interest.
Well written
Mr. Heffernan is a wonderful author who has an unusual talent for plot and character development. WHEN JOHNNY CAME MARCHING HOME is a testimony to quality writing and historical research. While the outcome may not be totally unexpected, the journey to that ending is can't-put-down. If you enjoy this book, read BEULAH HILL an earlier book set in Vermont and involves the "most recent unpleasantness".
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Title: When Johnny Came Marching Home
Author: William Heffernan
Narrator: R. C. Bray
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-25-12
Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC
Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes
Genres: Fiction, Historical
Publisher's Summary:
Trapped in what appears to be an endless bloodbath - vividly presented with Heffernan's meticulous historical research - three boys gradually begin to change until their close-knit childhood ties are little more than a fractured memory. By war's end, one boy is dead, one returns a physically crippled and emotionally compromised man, and the third comes home as an unfeeling psychopath. The novel turns on the subsequent murder of the psychopath, and the offer of redemption for the wounded young man who must investigate the crime.
When Johnny Came Marching Home is a story about war, and how it affects the lives of all who become a part of it, both directly and peripherally.
Critic Reviews:
"Sliding back and forth in time - before, during, and after the Civil War - William Heffernan creates a powerful, intriguing, and complex novel about the intricacies of friendship and the devastating effects of war." (Jonathan Santlofer, author of The Death Artist)
"When Johnny Came Marching Home evokes a young soldier's reluctant relationship to violence and brutality with a chilling realism that brings the reader face-to-face with the moral complexities of even the most noble of wars. Following in the literary tradition of Ernest Hemingway, James Jones, and Larry Heinemann, William Heffernan is able to somehow find grace and beauty amidst the horror of battle." (Kaylie Jones, author of A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries)
"A carefully constructed and evocative Civil War-era tale that will hold you from first to last page. The author has a rare gift for transporting the reader in time and place. Put this one at the top of your list. No one does this kind of novel better than Heffernan." (John Lutz, author of Serial)
Members Reviews:
Civil War Murder Mystery
The book's premise is very interesting, especially since I grew up in Vermont.
Not only is the story very entertaining and compelling, I think it's very relevant to the problems faced by our young soldiers returning from combat duty in Afghanistan.
That being how war causes the worst of men be exposed and to last beyond wars' ...
Interesting read that exposes a side of war that is not often discussed. That being how war causes the worst of men be exposed and to last beyond wars' end.
Loved it!
I was originally introduced to William Heffernan with his book 'Scarred'. Love his work and really enjoyed this look from a different perspective at the Civil War!
Ho-hum
Smooth enough writing and and interesting historical perspective. But . . . The book just never grabbed me. Characters were cut-out and of only nominal interest.
Well written
Mr. Heffernan is a wonderful author who has an unusual talent for plot and character development. WHEN JOHNNY CAME MARCHING HOME is a testimony to quality writing and historical research. While the outcome may not be totally unexpected, the journey to that ending is can't-put-down. If you enjoy this book, read BEULAH HILL an earlier book set in Vermont and involves the "most recent unpleasantness".