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Title: Compelling
Review: James Lee Burke's "White Doves at Morning" is richly written, peopled with well-drawn characters and beautifully atmospheric.It is an historical novel set in the Louisiana bayou country during the Civil War and Reconstruction. Fictional characters mingle with true-life figures---abolitionists, slaves, overseers, white trash, secessionists, madams and war profiteers. And. we see the origin of Angola Prison.The dialogue is magnificent, the moods created extraordinary and the pace is rhythmic.I found it compelling reading that engaged me from start to finish.The white trash villains are particularly despicable. The central protagonists, while flawed, are easy to cheer for.JLB maintains his high standards.
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