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Dark River Road [Kindle Edition]

Virginia Brown
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One powerful man . . .has always controlled this small Southern town. Unchallenged, until now.Like everyone else in Cane Creek, Mississippi, Chantry Callahan grew up in the shadow of town boss Bert Quinton. Quinton held the lives of local people in his harsh grasp, never letting go. He knew where all their secrets were buried, along with the bodies of anyone who had dared to defy him. As a boy, Chantry couldn't best Quinton. Couldn't protect the people he loved, including his own mother. But now Chantry is grown. He's come back for answers. And for justice."A marvelous coming-of-age saga in the new Old South. I couldn't stop reading."-Bertrice Small, author of The Border Chronicles"A page-turner filled with small-town passions, dark secrets and danger. I loved it."-Janelle Taylor, bestselling author of the Lakota Skies SeriesVirginia Brown writes the bestselling Dixie Divas Mystery Series and the Blue Suede Memphis Mysteries.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 1070 KB
  • Print Length: 512 pages
  • Publisher: Bell Bridge Books (15 Nov 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B006H9WBWI
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #138,271 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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Good prevails. 17 April 2012
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Exciting book with characters of depth. Main character had flaws and you never quite knew if the plot would develop in his favour. Always interesting with many twists and you never quite knew who had seen or heard something. The writer really drew you in and kept you involved. Unlikely liaisons and partnerships that evoked memories of segregation and class supremacy evolved
without being revealed until almost the conclusion of the book. Highly recommended. Details of the product staged the book at the correct level as far as I am concerned.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Amazing read! 10 Jan 2012
By Angela Wonder - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Kindle Edition
Wow, this book had me wanting to know what was going to happen next. Its an amazing story about a young teenager and how his life was changed. Chantry is the main character. When I started reading the book I was really unsure how it was going to go. It seemed like it was going to be a mystery or suspense. I was unprepared for how emotionally this book was going to affect me nor was I prepared to feel like I was so involved in the story.

It is a long read. But it takes the reader through two different time periods. Chantry's past, where he's a young adult, hitting puberty and the changes that happened to him during that time. Be prepared with some tissues because there are some things that happen in his teen years that really are sad. Some that will make you mad and some that will make you laugh. I really felt that Chantry's story was real.

The second part takes the reader to 14 years after the first part. The bitterness, the hurts, everything that happened in the past is involved in this part. Its amazing how the story is wrapped up. I feel the second half went a bit faster than the first half and thats probably because the characters had already been established in the beginning. I highly recommend this read to anyone looking for something that has a little bit of everything.
16 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Rollercoaster of emotions 1 Feb 2012
By R. Laney - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
Dark River Road by Virginia Brown
5 STARs
Well I ended up crying a few times during the story. Felt lots of emotions in the book.
Chantry starts as teenager and comes through a lot of trials before he is 16. Chantry lives with his mom and stepfather and little brother Mike. He has two older stepbrothers too.
His stepfather is on disabilty and spends his checks on beer. Very selfish. One of his quick money schemes he bought a pregnant dog with money he won gambling. Chantry helped deliver the 8th pup and he hand fed him and worked two jobs for money to feed him and later train him when his stepfather wanted to kill the pup.
Mike has a lot of health problems and his father did not think much of him either. He wore braces on his legs and still had problems walking. He also had to have sergury on heart too.
Chantry was always told that his father died during vetnam war. Dempsey the black neighbor was more a father figure too him than his stepfather.
Dempsey was a gardner and his daughter Tansey loved music. Tansey and Chantry grew up friends till she started dating real early. Tansey mother was white and she could pass for white but had to deal with a lot of racisms. Even had a cross burned in their lawn.
Their was one man Quinton who's family had started the town and still controlled what happens too a lot of people. If you crossed him he could hurt the whole family. His grandson was Chris was spoiled. Chris and two of his friends fought a lot and caused trouble for Chantry. His other granddaughter was Cinda and thats who Chantry liked till her mothe broke them up.
The children drank and had sex way to young in this story for my taste.
The last part of the book takes place fourteen years in the future when Chantry goes back to his home town where he is accused of killing Quinton and most of the other characters are still in the town dealing with the same issues of fourteen years ago.
I cried way too much in this book specially over the dog and at other times in the book. I was very vested into this story. I would recommend this book but have tissues on hand.
I was given this ebook to read in exchange of honest review from Netgalley
12/01/2011 PUB Bell Bridge Books.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Absolutely fantastic! This is a keeper forever! 6 Mar 2012
By Rosann Faircloth - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I lucked up and got this one for free, but having read it, I would gladly pay for it if I had to. This is by far one of the best books I've ever read. It draws you in from the very beginning and keeps you sucked in til the end. It was so engrossing, so compelling, so everything!! Words can't describe how I felt reading it. At times I couldn't wait for it to end, simply because I wanted to see justice done, and yet, I didn't want it to end, it was just that good!!! The emotions you experience while reading it are infinite. From anger, sadness, happiness, revulsion, hatred, and love, Dark River Road has them all. This is one I will keep on my Kindle forever. I'm the worlds worst about going back and writing reviews on the books I read, but this one had to be done. I can't say it enough, THIS BOOK IS THE BEST!!
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