Ann Fairbairn
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 933 pages Rating: 4.43 | 2776 Users | 392 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Five Smooth Stones |
| ISBN: | 0553142151 (ISBN13: 9780553142150) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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David Champlin is a black man born into poverty in Depression-era New Orleans who achieves great success and then sacrifices everything to lead his people in the difficult, day-by-day struggle of the civil rights movement. Sara Kent is the beloved and vital white girl who loved David from the moment she first saw him, but they struggle over David's belief that a marriage for them would not be right in the violent world he had to confront. First published in 1966, this epic has become one of the most loved American bestsellers.Mention Regarding Books Five Smooth Stones
| Title | : | Five Smooth Stones |
| Author | : | Ann Fairbairn |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 933 pages |
| Published | : | 1980 by Bantam (first published January 1st 1966) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Romance. Classics |
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Ratings: 4.43 From 2776 Users | 392 ReviewsWrite Up Regarding Books Five Smooth Stones
I think I first read this book way back in the 8th grade. It was such a moving book that I went out and bought it for my mother and we both have re-read it more than once. It is a very gripping book.I first read this in high school (early-mid 1970's) and loved it. I read it again in 1983 and was captivated once more. I have often referred to it as a favorite book but really couldn't remember much about it so thought I should re-read it for a third time twenty-eight years later. It is an amazing civil rights story but it is definitely dated. I still enjoyed it and still had tears streaming down my face at the end. The main character, David Chamberlain, is poor, black, religious, smart, and
Wow. I first read this as a teenager and remember it being one of my all time favorite books. That said, as an adult, I couldn't remember it at all, so I decided to reread it. Part of me was so disappointed. Not with the writing.......for that alone I would give it 5 stars. I just wanted it to be more about the main characters and their love story. It's a really, really long book, almost 800 pages. The last third could have been cut down dramatically. The time period is so interesting, but she
Incredibly long and perhaps overwritten, but in spite of that, I give it five stars. As someone who grew up in the fifties and sixties in the northeast, I was only peripherally aware of the struggles of the southern blacks. This story, largely the story of one young black man who grows up in poverty and in the heart of the racist culture of New Orleans, who goes on to become highly educated and successful. While this is at heart a love story, it is also a story of deep commitment and sacrifice
I read this book 50 years ago in 1968 the summer before I started high school. I still remember it as one of the best books I EVER read and it had such an impact on me at very young age. I want to read it again
I finished reading this book a few days ago and it's still with me. It was one of the most incredible books I've ever read. For me, it was one of those books that changes you. The story spans some 30 years and you get to know the characters intimately. From the depression to the civil rights era, the journey with the characters is moving, heart-aching at times and very thought provoking. It was one of several books I've read in my life that I cried very hard while reading. For anyone interested
LOVED IT! I'm on a civil rights movement kick and this one was recommended to me by my mother. She said it was her favorite book when she was in college. This seems to be a theme among people who have reviewed this book!This is a tumultuous story about a boy that grows up during the civil rights movement in America. He is one of only a few black students accepted to a northern university. It follows the progression of events in the civil rights movement as seen through one man's eyes. It's a
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