nathan harris the sweetness of water review

Prentiss and Landry, meanwhile, plan to save money for the journey north and a chance to reunite with their mother, who was sold away when they were boys.

The Walkers, wracked by the loss of their only son to the war, hire the brothers to work their farm, hoping through an unexpected friendship to stanch their grief. In the waning days of the Civil War, brothers Prentiss and Landry-freed by the Emancipation Proclamation-seek refuge on the homestead of George Walker and his wife, Isabelle. *****Five stars for The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris.A profound debut about the unlikely bond between two freedmen who are brothers and the Georgia farmer whose alliance will alter their lives, and his, forever. We love it when you pin and share our book reviews. Read last week’s review Lightening Strike by William Kent Krueger. I hope you enjoyed my book review The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris. A fresh new look from the viewpoint of exquisitely crafted characters, of this turning point period in our countries history. It is sweet, sad, violent, hopeful, painful and honest. I was riveted and could not put this book down. The writing in this book is perfect and the story unfolds in Harris’ hands like a fine painting. The result will change the lives of not only the brothers, the lovers and the Walker’s, but nearly every person in the town of Old Ox. Neighbors and the town’s elite are in an uproar over the Walker’s giving room and board and work to the black men and the Walker’s are chastised and admonished.īut while this is all going on a forbidden romance bubbles between two confederate soldiers, until Landry witnesses the lovers together. George decides to turn his land into a peanut farm, to channel his own grief in work, and hires Prentiss and Landry to work the farm and live in the barn. George’s wife Isabelle is distraught over the death of their son, and angry with her husband for it.

But when Prentiss and Landry encounter George Walker wandering in the woods and grieving the loss of his only son in the war, everything will change. The Civil War is in its final days and the Emancipation Proclamation has freed slaves, including brothers Prentiss and Landry. Here is my book review The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris. Time will tell, but it was a superbly written debut novel. As of right now, I would say this book will end up in my top five for the year.

Nathan harris the sweetness of water review