Nowhere Else on Earth
Nowhere Else on Earth by Josephine Humphreys is a historical fiction novel published by Arrow in 2002. This edition spans 341 pages and is presented in English. The story centers on Rhoda, a young woman raised in a mixed-race community in the forests of North Carolina during the mid-nineteenth century. As the Civil War disrupts her life, her family’s aspirations for her future clash with the realities of war, leading to unexpected challenges and relationships.
Readers will find a richly detailed narrative that explores themes of identity and conflict against the backdrop of the Civil War era. Rhoda’s journey unfolds amidst the turmoil of her brothers becoming outlaws and her own forbidden love for Henry, the leader of these outlaws. The novel delves into the complexities of her mixed heritage and the societal pressures she faces, offering a poignant look at life in a tumultuous period of American history.
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Brought up in a mixed-race community – part Scots, part Native American – in the forests of North Carolina in the mid-nineteenth century, Rhoda is the first of her family to be able to read and her parents have plans for her. But the coming of the Civil War brings labour conscription for her brothers, who become outlaws, unwilling to fight for the Confederacy; and when Rhoda falls in love with the outlaw leader Henry, her mother fears the relationship can only lead to disaster-Beautifully written and stunningly observed, Nowhere Else on Earth takes the reader into the backwaters of the American South and the chaos and anarchy of civil war, in the heart-breaking story of one of the most appealing heroines of recent fiction.
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