Author | Frank Yerby |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Historical |
Publisher | Dial Press |
Publication date | 1957 |
Media type | |
Pages | 405 |
Fairoaks is a 1957 historical novel by the American writer Frank Yerby. [1] It was one of his better critically received works of the 1950s, at a time when his reputation amongst reviewers had been declining despite his popularity with readers. [2]
The novel spans four generations from 1780 to 1884 but focuses particularly on Guy Falks, a Southerner with ambitions and a desire for revenge that takes him to a variety of locations on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, and the vast plantation Fairoaks.
Author | Frank Yerby |
---|---|
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Historical |
Publisher | Dial Press |
Publication date | 1957 |
Media type | |
Pages | 405 |
Fairoaks is a 1957 historical novel by the American writer Frank Yerby. [1] It was one of his better critically received works of the 1950s, at a time when his reputation amongst reviewers had been declining despite his popularity with readers. [2]
The novel spans four generations from 1780 to 1884 but focuses particularly on Guy Falks, a Southerner with ambitions and a desire for revenge that takes him to a variety of locations on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, and the vast plantation Fairoaks.