
The Ball Crossing
Nearly a decade after his service in the Civil War, Francis Hakey is drawn into a world of darkness he can scarcely imagine unfolding in the peaceful landscape of northwestern Vermont. Still troubled by his memories of the war, he confronts a far greater evil as he investigates the murder of Marie Ball, a young teacher who is stalked and slain in the late winter of 1874.Hakey's antagonist, Joseph ...
File Size: 564 KB
Print Length: 185 pages
Publisher: John Eric Lindberg (January 21, 2014)
Publication Date: January 21, 2014
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B00HZUH876
Text-to-Speech: ::::
X-Ray:
Word Wise: Enabled
Lending: Not Enabled
Screen Reader: ::::
Format: PDF Text djvu ebook
- January 21, 2014 pdf
- Amazon Digital Services LLC epub
- J.E. Lindberg epub
- J.E. Lindberg books
- epub books
Read Jar of hearts ebook allurparique.wordpress.com Read The boy who met jesus segatashya emmanuel of kibeho ebook alluandzunaful.wordpress.com Download Another jesus calling 2nd edition how sarah youngs false christ is deceiving the church pdf at alltareachoolf.wordpress.com
“In The Ball Crossing, J.E. Lindberg takes us to a place that’s really nearby in time and space, but so far away from us in early 21st century American life that we gasp, at times, in combined recognition and alienation.Francis Hakey, Civil War vetera...”
aPage (the namesake of the historical serial killer) is preternatural in his cunning. Initially revealed in the first-person through a chilling blend of Christianity, animist religion and madness, he is, in some sense - ‘a force of nature’.As the long ordeal of the manhunt ensues, Hakey is joined by his old friend Ephraim Perley, Marie Ball’s twin brother Alden and Moses Chestnut, a freedman who has crossed paths with the killer. During their journey, Hakey and his men encounter colorful characters including the dauntless and fiery Marguerite LaFleur who runs an isolated logging camp. When the pursuit enters the wilderness of the Gibou, Hakey learns more of the grave danger and malevolence that must be overcome.Throughout the narrative, themes of the natural and supernatural intertwine via the motifs of the harsh yet beautiful landscape, the creatures that inhabit it and cultural references to a far earlier time. The story is not however, an unending tour through the dark side of human experience. Hakey's family and community are the rock on which he stands and their contributions round the edges of what might otherwise be a jagged tale.The Ball Crossing was inspired by the author’s childhood encounter with a monument commemorating an historical murder. The site of the crime, known locally as The Ball Crossing, is today nearly lost in the northern Vermont forest.
Leave a Comment