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The Home Place Kindle Edition

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Matt's harsh words and ways permeated the farm, life made bareable only by his wife, the saintly Cora. The 10 children learned hard work and morals, which they would need when they left the safety of the farm in North Georgia in the 1950s. They would need the love and bonding of family when two of the boys left home and moved to town and ended up with a rough crowd. None rougher than Buel Hollins, who controlled the county through bribes and graft and, if that didn't work, through murder. When the Downey boys and Buel Hollins came together, only tragedy could follow.

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June 24, 2010
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I loved the character Ruby. She was my favorite. The Home Place is a real story that develops as the reader reads on, instead of one of manufactured plots like most books today. One really identifies with the characters. I loved it. --Cathy Desko<br /><br />The book was a refreshing tale of life in the not-too-distant past where people used to take care of their own problems. The characters were vivid and real and I cried many times. --Hannah Jackson<br /><br />The villian was disgusting. I know there are people like him, but not too many, thank goodness. I felt so sorry for the mother, having to put up with such a husband. Never a kind word. Just work, work, work. But life was hard back in those days, so I guess with all those kids, he had to be hard. --Mary May Burress

The villian was disgusting. I know there are people like him, but not too many, thank goodness. I felt so sorry for the mother, having to put up with such a husband. Never a kind word. Just work, work, work. But life was hard back in those days, so I guess with all those kids, he had to be hard. --Mary May Burress

I loved the character Ruby. She was my favorite. The Home Place is a real story that develops as the reader reads on, instead of one of manufactured plots like most books today. One really identifies with the characters. I loved it. --Cathy Desko --This text refers to the perfect edition.

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Back flap: Russ studied the new boy for a minute. Tommy was a little bigger than him, little older too, but not by much. "You one of them boys that come to live with Mickey, huh" "Yeah, he's my daddy now." "Can't be your daddy." "Why can't he? "Tommy said, jutting forward. "He said he was. From now on, anyways." "Can't just say you're womebody's daddy," Russ said . . . --This text refers to the perfect edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B003UBCFE0
Publisher ‏ : ‎ James M. Addington; 1st edition (June 24, 2010)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 24, 2010
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 618 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 272 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #2,547,705 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #9,791 in Historical Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Fiction
- #10,236 in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Literary Fiction
- #11,057 in Historical Literary Fiction

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Greetings fellow readers. Thank you for having the interest to arrive at this page. You are a big part of the reason I write. I've been a reader since a very early age--big boy books that is--and I thank my dad and the community of Griffin, Georgia, for fostering higher learning. I've learned much more by reading than any other media.

At a high school reunion a few years ago, a classmate named Robert Rhom told me he remembered the short stories I used to write and read to the class in the sixth grade. Frankly, I had forgotten all about that, but when he mentioned the theme that all the stories centered around, it came back to me.

I didn't begin my serious writing career until ~1990 while I worked for the postal service. What provoked me was remembering my wonderful experience in the US Air Force while stationed in Aviano AFB, Italy. My unit was tasked with surveillance of the USSR and China for possible ICBM attack of the US. Can't be more descriptive because it is possibly still classified. The terrorist group The Red Brigade or Brigatta Rosse was very active in Italy during this period. To round out the story, which couldn't be told without at least a little romance, I included three Italian women who myself and two friends dated for a considerable period. I mentally formulated a plot before I began writing and wrote the entire book on 13 legal pads over a two-year period. This book became titled "Treviso: The First Terrorists." While I can't say much of the written word is true, the inspiration behind many of the scenes came from the truth. I will leave you, the reader, to discern which ones.

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Larita (FL)

The Home Place - a truly good story

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 23, 2013

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I really enjoyed this book. The story keep me reading way into the night just to find out what was going to happen next. Our family having a 'Home Place' outside of Gainesville made me relate to the farm environment. I was a kid when Lanier was built and spent many summers in an old farm house there. My great uncle use to take me fishing and had shown me places where there use to be stills in the woods. He never owned up to them being his but it wouldn't have surprised me. Our home place gone now and expensive houses built there on the lake where it stood. This story took me back and brought back memories. Thanks for a good read!!

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Michael Kenny

it felt like I was reading a couple of different books at ...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 4, 2014

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I'm not really sure how I felt about this book. It got off to a very promising start. The characters were well drawn, the sense of place was also very strong and I was hooked very quickly. However, it all changed within a few chapters. There were too many instances where five or ten years were just skipped over and the character development suffered because of it. Also, it felt like I was reading a couple of different books at the same time. I wasn't sure whether it was a family saga or a crime/gangster novel. The two elements just didn't gel for me. I didn't hate it but I wasn't sorry to finish it either.

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Country Family's Drama in the Deep South

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 25, 2014

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Hard life on a southern farm with little to show for it drives three sons to leave. Their attempts to 'better themselves' teach them the world is hard in other ways. All the children test themselves outside the family circle. In spite of trouble Cora, the mother, and Matt, the father, stay true to themselves. This is my second time reading The Home Place and I found more to enjoy with each read. Eileen Callan

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Christi G

Captivating

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 29, 2014

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I'll admit that this isn't my preferred genre. I kind of started this story with little expectation of ever really finishing it.

I was wrong.

This was a great story about family. There were many struggles and trials, but the central theme was the love that this hard-nosed father had for his children. It was a heartbreaking tale, what this family went through. It was very well written, though, and I absolutely could not put it down. I may just try branching out of my literary comfort zone more often!

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Kimdecker1986

good read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 6, 2014

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I really enjoyed this book. I didn't know what to expect, just thought the plot was good when I purchased it. I generally read modern day reads, so this was a breath of fresh air. The author definitely takes you back to the time period through his use of word choice. It was slow at times and took me some time to read.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 15, 2011

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Mr. Addington has created an excellent story out of a true crime which happened in Gainesville, Ga. Being from that part of the country I knew exactly the places he described. One can see the harshness of the land, the need to flee the farm and the trouble that abounds as the three sons try to escape the proverty they grew up in.
One can also feel the evil that grabs them and refuses to let go. I give this book five stars.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 12, 2014

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This is a hard book to read because it is about my growing up days too. The father is a hard man and he's hard on his kids. I wanted to say to him ease up and hug your kids more. We even lived in that area of Georgia for a year. It's a good story but heartbreaking for the family. It's worth reading tho.

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The Home Place captures a wonderful period of time

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 24, 2017

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I truly enjoyed this story. Vivid descriptions of a time and place in a family's history. The story brilliantly points back to a simpler time and makes the point that life at the home place was anything but simple. Well done!!!

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