- Paperback
- Publisher: Berkley Pub Group (Mm); Reprint edition (November 1982)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0425056325
- ISBN-13: 978-0425056325
- Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.2 x 3.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 159 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Product Description
From Publishers Weekly
From the author of Forrest Gump comes the story of a Louisiana lawyer hired by the black community to defend a local woman's discovery of oil on her land.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Book Description
Willie Croft, a small-town Louisiana lawyer, finds his career and personal ambitions soaring to new heights when oil is discovered on local land that is held by African-American sharecroppers. Reprint. NYT.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Not Set in Louisiana,
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This review is from: As Summers Die (Hardcover)
Great book, but I have to take issue with the publisher's synopsis. The book is set in Mobile, Alabama, where Winston Groom was raised. Although the names are changed (i.e., he calls the town Bienville, which happens to be the name of Mobile's founder), the [unflattering] parallels between the fictional town and the real Mobile are unmistakeable to anyone from Mobile who reads this book. Even the Holt family is based on a real family from Mobile. Groom changes the names, but it's no secret who he's after.The publisher probably thought As Summers Die is set in Louisiana because early in the book the author mentions the town being part of French Louisiana, which Mobile was the capitol of before New Orleans.
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4.5 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews) 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Winston Groom is often tagged by critics as an average,
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This review is from: AS SUMMERS DIE (Mass Market Paperback)
who's book Forrest Gump became a memorable flick. Winston Groom is not an average writer; he is an extrodinary one. "Forrest Gump," the original novel, may have differed from th movie but "As Summers Die" is a tantalizing novel. The prose and characters are solid and the descriptions of the South in the 50's are remarkable. Read this book
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A great southern novel,
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This review is from: AS SUMMERS DIE (Mass Market Paperback)
This is a great book that really translates the feelings of the south during the time of desegration and seperation of society. Winston Groom has a wonderful writing style. I loved the book!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not Set in Louisiana,
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This review is from: As Summers Die (Hardcover)
Great book, but I have to take issue with the publisher's synopsis. The book is set in Mobile, Alabama, where Winston Groom was raised. Although the names are changed (i.e., he calls the town Bienville, which happens to be the name of Mobile's founder), the [unflattering] parallels between the fictional town and the real Mobile are unmistakeable to anyone from Mobile who reads this book. Even the Holt family is based on a real family from Mobile. Groom changes the names, but it's no secret who he's after.The publisher probably thought As Summers Die is set in Louisiana because early in the book the author mentions the town being part of French Louisiana, which Mobile was the capitol of before New Orleans. |
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