An amazing tour de force depicting a family’s journey from devastation to rebirth following the American Civil War, from New York Times bestselling author William Gear.
The Hancocks of Arkansas were true American pioneers: tough, enterprising, eager to make their own destinies.
Then came the Civil War, the deadly, murderous conflict that sundered the bonds between brothers, destroyed most of a generation, and cast the Hancocks to the winds…
Against this bloody backdrop, filled with the ravages of war and the struggle to rebuild, William Gear draws his readers irresistibly into the hopes, dreams, and despairs of the Hancock siblings: Philip, the doctor whose life is destroyed upon his return home; Butler, the teacher whose path leads to mysticism and insanity; Billy, who fails to protect his mother and sister and, in his guilt, becomes a monster; and Sarah, the stunning beauty who flees West to reinvent herself after surviving a brutal attack.
Through the tragedies and triumphs of a single family, this sprawling epic shows how ordinary people deal with unimaginable devastation, and how the bonds of family can never truly be broken.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Genre: Historical
The Hancocks of Arkansas were true American pioneers: tough, enterprising, eager to make their own destinies.
Then came the Civil War, the deadly, murderous conflict that sundered the bonds between brothers, destroyed most of a generation, and cast the Hancocks to the winds…
Against this bloody backdrop, filled with the ravages of war and the struggle to rebuild, William Gear draws his readers irresistibly into the hopes, dreams, and despairs of the Hancock siblings: Philip, the doctor whose life is destroyed upon his return home; Butler, the teacher whose path leads to mysticism and insanity; Billy, who fails to protect his mother and sister and, in his guilt, becomes a monster; and Sarah, the stunning beauty who flees West to reinvent herself after surviving a brutal attack.
Through the tragedies and triumphs of a single family, this sprawling epic shows how ordinary people deal with unimaginable devastation, and how the bonds of family can never truly be broken.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Genre: Historical
Praise for this book
"Thoroughly engaging." - C J Box
"William Gear's This Scorched Earth offers razor-sharp prose and an epic plot that make it impossible to put down... Through every page Gear gives us an intensely personal look at human weakness, pure evil, and more important, the boneless resilience that is possible after unimaginable tragedy." - Marc Cameron
"A dazzling accomplishment. This Scorched Earth is more than an epic novel of the Civil War; it is a thrilling and haunting experience. William Gear writes with the elegance, compassion, and attention to historical detail that transports you..." - Margaret Coel
"William Gear is one of the finest crafters of historical fiction writing today. This Scorched Earth is fascinating. A page turner you can't put down. ...This book is a hold-tight keeper." - Heather Graham
"This Scorched Earth will keep you reading till the last page is turned." - Kat Martin
"William M. Gear has written a sweeping epic of our time, the Lonesome Dove of our decade.It's an epic of the Civil War, beautifully illustrating not just the brutality of the Civil War but also how the war changed men, women, and families as they fled nightmares and memories. If you don't mind tasting coppery fear, feeling blood seep through your fingers, and being shocked by the roar of cannon as friends fall around you, pick this one up." - L J Martin
"This Scorched Earth is William Michael Gear's most ambitious and meticulously crafted novel in a long career of ground-breaking work that spans past and future." - Lucia St. Clair Robson
"William Gear has written a powerful and breathtaking fiction drawn from a host of fields, including the Civil War, the frontier, and prehistory. A reader ends up not just absorbed, or fascinated, but also educated, and This Scorched Earth catches the human condition in all its glory and sorrow." - Richard S Wheeler
"William Gear's This Scorched Earth offers razor-sharp prose and an epic plot that make it impossible to put down... Through every page Gear gives us an intensely personal look at human weakness, pure evil, and more important, the boneless resilience that is possible after unimaginable tragedy." - Marc Cameron
"A dazzling accomplishment. This Scorched Earth is more than an epic novel of the Civil War; it is a thrilling and haunting experience. William Gear writes with the elegance, compassion, and attention to historical detail that transports you..." - Margaret Coel
"William Gear is one of the finest crafters of historical fiction writing today. This Scorched Earth is fascinating. A page turner you can't put down. ...This book is a hold-tight keeper." - Heather Graham
"This Scorched Earth will keep you reading till the last page is turned." - Kat Martin
"William M. Gear has written a sweeping epic of our time, the Lonesome Dove of our decade.It's an epic of the Civil War, beautifully illustrating not just the brutality of the Civil War but also how the war changed men, women, and families as they fled nightmares and memories. If you don't mind tasting coppery fear, feeling blood seep through your fingers, and being shocked by the roar of cannon as friends fall around you, pick this one up." - L J Martin
"This Scorched Earth is William Michael Gear's most ambitious and meticulously crafted novel in a long career of ground-breaking work that spans past and future." - Lucia St. Clair Robson
"William Gear has written a powerful and breathtaking fiction drawn from a host of fields, including the Civil War, the frontier, and prehistory. A reader ends up not just absorbed, or fascinated, but also educated, and This Scorched Earth catches the human condition in all its glory and sorrow." - Richard S Wheeler
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