Homefield : Sonata in Rural Voice
by Robert Richter

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Book Review: Midwest Book Review -
Summary: 5 Stars

Cal Parsons is a country boy turned radical protestor, on again off again college student, and political refugee. A self-described draft dodger and road tramp, he returns to his rural Nebraska roots. His anti-establishment, anti-war rage has died out. Cal takes comfort in the simple familiarity of open fields, the west wind, and azure sky He finds shelter on the farm where his aging Uncle Karl and Aunt Martha labor endlessly at tasks city folks could not imagine. And, sadly, he finally finds love in the person of an old friend's wife.

Karl, in his 70's, can quietly and capably outwork any 20-year old. He has grown his hair and beard long in stoic protest of injustices everywhere. Karl's battered hands are his history, the time tellers of his life, and his mind a living instruction manual for all things mechanical. Martha has been his short, round helpmate through life, staunch advocate of family and life
traditions. She cooks, takes pride in their home, raises a huge garden, cans fruits and vegetables, and keeps Karl's life on an even keel.

Buckwheat Van Anders has been Cal's friend and blood brother since boyhood. Even as a crippled veteran of Vietnam, Buckwheat's voice is powerful and he has more going for him than most. All Cal's old friends since childhood lend their voices to the HOMEFIELD sonata, but Buckwheat's profanely honest
philosophy was a stand out.

The truths told in HOMEFIELD brought smiles and laughter, but also made my stomach hurt and my heart ache. Dying farm towns. An endlessly floundering agricultural economy. Horror and wounds that never really heal despite the passages of time. Loving and making love. Hunkering down and riding out
rough times.. Death and sorrow. It's all within the pages of this book, detailed in Mr. Richter's skillful prose.

Recommended reading for adults and mature adolescents. This was a beautiful story, well written.

Summary of Homefield : Sonata in Rural Voice

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