<b>Varina: by Charles Frazier | Conversation Starters</b><br /><br />Bestselling author of Cold Mountain Charles Frazier releases his newest novel Varina. After marrying an old widower for financial security, Varina Howell expected a secure and peaceful life as a wife of a Mississippi landowner. However, her husband&rsquo;s decision to pursue politics brings an end to that security and peace. Varina finds herself at the center of one of American history&rsquo;s darkest moments. Varina is a novel of a woman&rsquo;s journey during the American war and its aftermath.&nbsp;<br />Time praises Charles Frazier&rsquo;s genius of writing about early America, he has a &ldquo;gift for bringing them to life.&rdquo; Washington Post describes Varina &ldquo;perfectly evocative.&rdquo; Newsday says that Frazier&rsquo;s newest historical novel &ldquo;is just right for our time.&rdquo; Minneapolis Star Tribune praises Charles Frazier and calls him &ldquo;an incredibly gifted storyteller.&rdquo;<br /><br /><b>A Brief Look Inside:</b><br /><br />EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER<br />than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive,<br />and the characters and its world still live on.<br /><i>Conversation Starters</i> is peppered with questions designed to<br />bring us beneath the surface of the page<br />and invite us into the world that lives on.<br />These questions can be used to..<br /><br /><b>Create Hours of Conversation:</b><br />&bull; <b>Foster</b> a deeper understanding of the book<br />&bull; <b>Promote</b> an atmosphere of discussion for groups<br />&bull; <b>Assist </b>in the study of the book, either individually or corporately<br />&bull; <b>Explore</b> unseen realms of the book as never seen before