Mounthaven
Mounthaven by Bernard Peyton Chamberlain Jr is a multi-layered tale published by AuthorHouse in March 2013. This 590-page work, written in English, explores the intricate history of a Virginia family over four generations, beginning in 1903. The narrative centers on Mary Carter Stokes, who, alongside her family, acquires a dilapidated mansion named Mounthaven after the Civil War. As Mary grapples with the reality of her new home, which lacks modern amenities and is in disrepair, the story unfolds around her elder son, Edmund Carter Stokes, and his efforts to restore the family’s social standing.
Readers will find a rich exploration of family dynamics and societal expectations as Edmund, with the support of his wealthy bride, embarks on a mission to reclaim their former status. The narrative also delves into the struggles of Edmund’s son, Carter, who seeks to break free from the values that Mounthaven represents. This edition invites readers to reflect on themes of legacy and the impact of history on personal identity, all set against the backdrop of a decaying mansion that serves as a metaphor for the family’s journey.
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Mounthaven is a multi-layered tale. Four generations and a hundred years of a Virginia family that, having survived the Civil War, acquires a derelict mansion and surrounding acreage called Mounthaven. The year is 1903. The place is already over a century old when Mary Carter Stokes, wife of a failed Yankee gentleman farmer and daughter of Major Moses Carter, late of the Army of Northern Virginia, first sees the property – no plumbing, no electricity and the grounds a total disaster — and it begins to sink in that this is to be where she will eventually die. Thus it becomes the story of Mary’s elder son, Edmund Carter Stokes and his Yankee but wealthy bride, as Ed, using Mounthaven as a base, struggles to complete the mission laid upon him by his mother– to restore the family to the place in society it occupied before the war – while Ed’s own son, Carter, flounders to free himself from these very values, for most of which Mounthaven serves as a decaying metaphor.
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