Sweetgrass: Book I
Johnathan and Esher
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I learned to fly as a child. Flying rescued me from the night terrors that plagued my fitful sleep. I taught Casimir, my horse and best friend, to fly too. We glittered in lustrous silver. Casimir twinkled, silver bows intertwined in his mane and tail; I was respendent in my full length Silver cloak. So garbed, we visited the moon. We only and always visited the moon. She was our special playmate. I say "our" special playmate because we never saw anyone else there. Casimir and I had the moon to ourselves. I assume all children know how to fly. I couldn't have been the only one. But I sense grown men don't fly anymore for reasons known only to them. I don't know about women. This is what I do know: flying can't be discussed. A pity. It means that I, a grown man who still favors flying, must keep it private. Not that that's difficult as I'm as odd fellow at heart: I enjoy solitude.
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Easterner Johnathan Traver joined the Union Army to die a glorious, crimson death. He feels a valiant death will liberate him from his abusive boyhood. Yet in April of 1862, right after the victory in the battle of Shiloh, he is still alive while thousands of others have perished. Sergeant Traver faces a challenge; he firmly believes they’re fighting a modern war that calls for modern tactics. Traver’s new training techniques could change the course of the Civil War, and he teaches them to his squad, company, and regiment. But the army regards his efforts as seditious and views Traver as a traitor. On a personal level, Traver’s authority could be threatened when he falls in love with eighteen-year-old Esher Coley, a new recruit from the West. As they become warrior companions, their focus shifts. A profound Civil War love story that overcomes ingrained pain and heals old wounds, Sweetgrass: Book I communicates a triumph of the spirit.
About the Author
Patricia Ann Kuess is retired and lives in rural western North Carolina. This is her debut book. Kuess is currently working on the sequel, Sweetgrass: Crimson.