To be honest, this book is a little boring off of the start. But, Mrs. Clemons told me that it would be and that I should stick with it because it is a good book. So far, it is about a Confederate man by the name of Inman who is in a hospital trying to heal from a neck wound that he suffered in a battle during the "ongoing" Civil War. He describes a battle that he partakes in at Fredericksberg, and me, being into war books, found it interesting. He also mentions to a blind man of his experience with a Cherokee indian by the name of Swimmer. They, the white men and Cherokees, played a game in which you would have to throw balls from a raquet through a goal. They would bet on this game with meat, weapons, clothing, etc. When I read this, I thought, "wow, they did have fun back then." After, the story jumps to a lady who lives in Black Cove. She has just recently lost the life of her father. Personally, I cannot relate to this lady because I have been fortunate enough to have not lost a loved one. However, I can relate to Inman because I have been in a hospital before with a injury in which it hurts to move your head as he experienced. It makes for a long recovery process, but it is all worth it.
These are bullets that would have been used in the Civil War. Imagine getting shot in the neck by one of those intimidating bullets!
This picture is related to the death of the father of the lady, Ada. Her father's name is Monroe. He died on a May day late in the afternoon.
So I think the game that Inman and the Cherokee, Swimmer, played is similar to the modern-day game, Lacrosse.
That is about as much as I got so far out of this book. Mrs. Clemons said it would get better and I hope it does. So, I'll keep you posted on this book. Later.
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