Year of Jubilo Author:Howard Bahr On a spring day in 1865 Gawain Harper trudges toward his home in Cumberland, Mississippi, after serving three years in the Mississippi Infantry. Unmoved by the cause that motivated so many others, he had joined up only when the father of his beloved, Morgan Rhea, told him that he would never be allowed to wed Morgan unless he contributed to the ... more »war effort. Upon his return, he discovers post-war life is far from what he expected. Morgan has indeed waited for him, but before they can marry there are scores to be settled. Written with scrupulous respect for historical accuracy, The Year of Jubilo brilliantly evokes a time of sorrow and defeat, of anarchy and violence, and also of hope and rebuilding.AUTHORBIO: Howard Bahr was born in Meridian, Mississippi and served for eleven years as curator of Rowan Oak, the William Faulkner homestead and museum in Oxford, Mississippi. His first novel, The Black Flower, was a New York Times Notable Book and received the Harold D. Vursell Memorial Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He teaches English at Motlow State Community College in Tullahoma, Tennessee.« less