Cold Mountain

A soldier's treacherous trip home to his sweetheart at the close of the Civil War is the subject of the book Cold Mountain. Cold Mountain, which is both a love story and a terrifying drama of a man's arduous return home, unveils a fresh talent in American writing.

The plot of Cold Mountain, which is based on local history and family tales handed down by Frazier's great-great-grandfather, tells the story of Inman, a wounded Confederate soldier, who escapes the war's devastation and returns home to his previous girlfriend, Ada. Ada's fight to save her father's farm, assisted by a daring young vagrant called Ruby, is interwoven with his journey across the shattered terrain of the soon-to-be-defeated South. At the end of the war, Inman and Ada come face to face with the drastically changed world that has been bestowed upon them, as their formerly divided lives start to come together.

Frazier sheds light on the perils of isolation as well as how people interact with the nature. He also has a sharp perception of a society in transition, which he shares with the great writers of the 19th century. Cold Mountain depicts a bygone era that resonates with our current day.