The title of this book is red river and it was written by lalita tademy. Lalita tademy is the author cane river, a new york times bestselling novel and the 2001 oprah book club summer selection, and its critically acclaimed sequel red river. Red river was selected as borders interactive book club pick in 2007 and as an essence book club pick in 2008. Beginning with the 1873 massacre at the courthouse in colfax, louisiana, tademy weaves a tale of true american heroes.
Red river is a 2008 novel of historical fiction by lalita tademy, largely based on the history of her fathers family. Cane river, the first novel to result from her genealogical research, was a 2001 oprahs book club summer selection and a new york times best seller. Author interview lalita tademy, author of red river. Now with her evocative, luminous style and painstaking research, she takes her familys story even further, back to a littlechronicled, deliberatelyforgotten timeand the struggle of three. The book is wellorganized and illustrated, including a. Her first novel, cane river, was based on her mothers family and was chosen as an oprah book club selection. Tademy left her career as the vicepresident of computer company sun microsystems to begin. A former vice president at sun microsystems, lalita tademy left the corporate world to immerse herself in tracing her familys past and in writing. Tademy plumbs family history for glimpses of a violent pastlalita tademys journey to red river began long before she left the corporate world and her prestigious job as vice president of sun microsystems. Hailed as powerful,accomplished, and spellbinding, lalita tademys first novel cane river was a new york times bestseller and the 2001 oprah book club. Lalita tademy went on to write two other works of historical fiction called red river and citizens creek, but before cane river, she was not a professional writer.
Nonetheless, her parents made sure their household louisiana west maintained a definite noncalifornia edge, including a steady supply of grits. Lalita tademy, author info, published books, bio, photo. Red river is a novel based on the lives of author lalita tademys ancestors. W hen the novel opens, three out of her four paternal. Nonetheless, her parents made sure their household louisiana west maintained a definite noncalifornia edge, including a steady supply of grits, gumbo, cornbread, and collard greens, and a stream of other transplanted. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Red river hailed as powerful, accomplished, and spellbinding, lalita tademys first novel cane river was a new york times bestseller and the 2001 oprah book club summer selection. As in cane river, lalita tademy does a wonderful job of weaving fact with fiction in red river. Red river by lalita tademy and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Hailed as remarkable philadelphia inquirer, astonishing essence, and spellbinding detroit free press, lalita tademys first novel, cane river, was a new york times best seller and the 2001 oprah book club summer selection. The story of red river begins in 1873, and follows the ramifications of an incident on easter sunday of that year on successive generations of two families involved. Again in the prologue, polly tademy extols the achievements of africanamerican males of her era. Women is the longlivers at the base of the tademy family tree.
Red river lalita tademy weaves together history and the story of her own family to bring us an epic work of fiction, the dramatic, intertwining story of two families struggling to make a place for themselves in an america deeply divided after the civil war. Yet in her authors note, lalita tademy tells us that extracting the history of her fathers ancestors was sometimes painful. Four generations of africanamerican southerners claw their way up from the ruins of reconstruction in this engrossing family saga by the. Now with her evocative, luminous style and painstaking research, she takes her familys story even further, back to a littlechronicled, deliberatelyforgotten time. Her works include citizen creek, cane river, and red river.
We all had it hard, but the men, they had it worse, specially those what come up on life from the front. See all books authored by lalita tademy, including cane river, and red river, and more on. When cane river was published in 2001, lalita tademy established herself as the chronicler of her own familys life, since their arrival here as slaves in the 1800s. Hailed as powerful, accomplished, and spellbinding, lalita tademys first novel cane river was a new york times bestseller and the 2001 oprah book. Lalita tademys second historical novel, red river is set during reconstruction era louisiana a time period and subject matter often summarily skimmed in our. Now with her evocative, luminous style and painstaking research, she takes her familys story even further, back to a littlechronicled. Download pdf red river 100% free book by lalita tademy. In cane river, tademy recreates the lives of the incredible women who came before her while ad dressing many socially significant subjects such as slavery, the role of women in history, and racism.
What our colored men try to do for the rest of us in colfax matter. Red river has been selected as borders interactive book club pick for january. Lalita tademys journey to red river began long before she left the corporate world and her prestigious job as vice president of sun microsystems. Buy red river 1st paperback printing by tademy, lalita isbn. Like her wildly successful first novel, cane river, lalita tademys red river is historical fiction rooted in her own familys saga but as much the result of imagination as of research. Weaving together history and the story of her own family, lalita tademy, author of the acclaimed new york times bestseller cane river, has written an epic. S ome years ago, lalita tademy left her job as vicepresident of a fortune 500 company to research her colorful family history. Previously, lalita tademy wrote cane river, which was selected for oprahs book club and is another historical fiction book, this one based on her maternal relatives. Cane river by tademy, lalita and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Tademy and her three siblings lived in a predominantly white neighborhood. Red river by lalita tademy booksamillion online book store.
Hailed as powerful, accomplished, and spellbinding, lalita tademys first novel cane river was a new york times bestseller and the 2001 oprah book club. Lalita tademys second historical novel, red river is set during reconstructionera louisiana a time period and subject matter often summarily skimmed in our history books. Tademy plumbs family history for glimpses of a violent past lalita tademys journey to red river began long before she left the corporate world and her prestigious job as vice president of sun microsystems. Wasnt for my husband, wouldnt be no colored school for colfax, louisiana. Red river book by lalita tademy 7 available editions. Lalita tademy weaves together history and the story of her own family to bring us an epic work of fiction, the dramatic, intertwining story of two families struggling to make a place for themselves in an america deeply divided after the civil war. Author interview lalita tademy, author of red river bookpage.
Red river gives a rich impression of a family history expansively and proudly told. In red river, lalita tademy recreates, in vivid scenes, numerous incidents of racially motivated hate crimes. Now with her evocative, luminous style and painstaking research, she. The sequel to lalita tademys bestselling cane river, the heartbreaking and compelling story of her familys experiences of slavery and the american civil war. Although her familys roots were in the south, tademy was born in 1948 in berkeley, california to willie dee billes tademy and nathan g. Lalita tademy was born in berkeley, california, far from her parents southern roots. Lalita tademy left her job as vicepresident of sun microsystems in 1995 to devote her energy to untangling the roots of her family tree and telling the remarkable story of her ancestors. Novelist lalita tademy explores her family tree in her latest book, red river. Red river by lalita tademy grand central publishing. Tademy plumbs family history for glimpses of a violent past. Lalita tademy books list of books by lalita tademy.
Nonetheless, her parents made sure their household maintained a definite noncalifornia edge, including a steady supply of grits, gumbo, cornbread, and collard greens, and a stream of other transplanted southerners eager to share their backhome stories. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read cane river. It began before she wrote her much acclaimed debut novel cane river, which became a bestseller and an oprah book club selection in 2001. It was published by grand central publishing and has a total of 448 pages in the book. Californiaborn lalita tademy is the author of cane river, a bestselling novel and a 2001 oprah book club selection, and its critically acclaimed sequel, red river. Red river chronicles her paternal ancestors and their role in the colfax riot of 1873.