Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier

449 Pages, Published In 1997

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Cold Mountain is a Civil War novel that, at its heart, is a love story—following a Confederate soldier’s long, perilous walk home to his prewar sweetheart. Told through two parallel timelines, it captures the harrowing nature of war with both tenderness and beauty. The narrative unfolds through stories within stories, slow-paced but never dull, with the dual timelines woven seamlessly. The ending is both unexpected and heartbreaking, leaving a lasting impression of the true cost of war.