Purgatory
A Novel of the Civil War
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Jeff Mann
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During the Civil War, two young soldiers on opposite sides find themselves drawn together. One is a war-weary, scholarly Southerner who has seen too much bloodshed, especially the tortures inflicted upon the enemy by his vicious commanding officer, his uncle. The other is a Herculean Yankee captured by the rag-tag Confederate band and forced to become a martyr for all the sins of General Sheridan's fires.
When these two find themselves admiring more than each other's spirit and demeanor, when passions erupt between captor and captive, will this new romance survive the arduous trek to Purgatory Mountain?
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New York Times best-selling author Catherine Anderson pens riveting historical romances. Loretta Simpson lost her parents to a daring Comanche raid seven years ago - and now she lives as a mute with her extended family. Meanwhile, Comanche Hunter of the Wolf sees her as the embodiment of an ancient prophesy and chooses her for marriage. Still fearful of his tribe, Loretta soon finds her will bending, even as conflict between their two peoples intensifies.
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Luck in the Shadows
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Spy, rogue, thief, and noble, Seregil of Rhiminee is many things, none of them predictable. And when he offers to take on Alec as his apprentice, things may never be the same for either of them. Soon Alec is traveling roads he never knew existed, toward a war he never suspected was brewing. Before long he and Seregil are embroiled in a sinister plot that runs deeper than either can imagine and that may cost them far more than their lives if they fail. But fortune is as unpredictable as Alec's new mentor.
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Fantastic Series! Homophobes, shut up!
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Lily Chalmers wanted only two things from life: a farm of her own, and to find the sisters she hadn't seen since they were all little girls heading west on the orphan train. She certainly had no desire for a husband.
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Western North Carolina, 1787. To escape a threatening stepfather and an unwanted marriage, Tamsen Littlejohn enlists the aid of Jesse Bird, a frontiersman she barely knows, to spirit her away from Morganton, North Carolina, west beyond the Blue Ridge Mountains. Trouble pursues, as the two men intent on seeing her recovered prove relentless in their hunt. Trouble awaits in the form of a divided frontier community.
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As the son of a wealthy man, Enitan Javed has spent his life frivolously - drinking, fighting, and making love. But after his father dies, Enitan is unjustly accused of murdering him and is given the harshest sentence possible. Judged irredeemable, he is banished to the Downs. As even young children know, nothing lives in the Downs except demons who delight in torturing the condemned. Brutalized by the men who transport him to his fate, Enitan has nothing left but his thirst for vengeance.
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Beautifully narrated by K.C. Kelly!
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Not all journeys come to an end.... 1867: Ruth Holtz has more blessings than she can count - a loving husband, an abundant farm, beautiful children, and the warm embrace of the Amish community. Then, the English arrive, spreading incredible stories of free land in the West and inspiring her husband to dream of a new life in Idaho. Breaking the rules of their Order, Ruth’s husband packs up his pregnant wife and their four children and joins a wagon train heading west.
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Robert Jackson Bennett makes a stunning debut with this deliciously dark tale sure to hold readers in its menacing thrall. The grinding poverty brought on by the Great Depression is nowhere more apparent than in the untold thousands looking for work along America’s railroad system. But one man haunting the rail camps has been moved by an entirely different brand of desperation: revenge.
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From the Cormac McCarthy Playbook
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Acclaimed as the greatest novel ever written about the War Between the States, this searing Pulitzer Prize-winning book captures all the glory and shame of America's most tragic conflict in the vivid, crowded world of Andersonville, and the people who lived outside its barricades. Based on the author's extensive research and nearly 25 years in the making, MacKinlay Kantor's best-selling masterwork tells the heartbreaking story of the notorious Georgia prison where 50,000 Northern soldiers suffered.
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Worthy of the Pulitzer
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Though she looks like a mere mortal, Princess Aurora is a fairy blessed with enhanced strength, bravery, and mercy, yet she is cursed to destroy the free will of any male who kisses her. Disguised as a boy, she enlists the help of the handsome but also cursed Prince Niklaas to fight legions of evil and to free her brother from the ogre queen who stole Aurora's throne 10 years ago. Will Aurora triumph over evil and reach her brother before it's too late?
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Great story, great chemistry, great fun!
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Chains
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As the Revolutionary War begins, 13-year-old Isabel wages her own fight...for freedom. Promised freedom upon the death of their owner, she and her sister, Ruth, in a cruel twist of fate, become the property of a malicious New York City couple, the Locktons, who have no sympathy for the American Revolution and even less for Ruth and Isabel. When Isabel meets Curzon, a slave with ties to the Patriots, he encourages her to spy on her owners, who know details of British plans for invasion.
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Fabulous!!!
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- John
- 03-13-21
Endless repetitive torture
The story is chapter after chapter of meaningless torture - chapter after chapter after chapter after chapter - it grows weary quickly. Jeff Mann’s writing skills are wonderful but the repetitive torture really distracts from what should have been an interesting story. Mikael Naramore performance is outstanding! Best narration of any audio book I have listened to.
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- SteveK
- 10-06-13
Historic Gay Fiction- Must Read!
Would you listen to Purgatory again? Why?
I'd waited until the last minute to select a few books for a long trip and would probably have passed this by if I'd had more time (not really into pain). The book is so much more than just a story about two guys into BDSM.The story is hauntingly beautiful, intense, provocative, often disturbing, and impossible to put down.
What did you like best about this story?
The historical setting & insight we're given into the thoughts and actions of the characters. The unexpected plot twists showing our capacity for hope & kindness even in the face of adversity.
What does Mikael Naramore bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
The narrator is incredible! One of my initial concerns after beginning the story was if the deep south, Virginian accent would get annoying after a while. No worries. Mr. Naramore has quite a range of voices for the characters. I'll just come clean and say he has one of the hottest voices I've ever heard.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
This book is all about extremes but ends with love and hope.
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- Troy
- 02-23-20
Blown away
I’m wary of historicals because sometimes the historical facts weigh down on characterization and plot. Not here. This book was incredible, couldn’t recommend more.
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- Stacie
- 02-20-16
A Whole New Experience
I've read dozens of m/m pieces, the vast majority written by women. This story has a distinctively masculine flair. Jeff Mann's work is both beautifully lyrical and gritty in its realism. If forced to find fault, I'd say that it's a very long tale. Even so, the length does nothing to dampen my desire to tackle the sequel! It's fine work and an overall joy to read.
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- James
- 05-04-15
Sins of War: Confession, Penance, & Expiation
Have you listened to any of Mikael Naramore’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
No! Mikael Naramore is an audiobook narrator, voice actor, and songwriter musician. He does a credible southern accent although I did not buy his Pennsylvania accent of Drew (a main character). It was a bit too generic northern Yankee accent for my ear. He makes up for this by having a good sense of lyrical meter of the poetic interludes. He has a wide range of tonality and captured the whispered undertone required for some scenes. There is a marked shift in formal tone when Ian is speaking to Sarge then when he is speaking to his fellow soldiers. As his commander Ian owes Sarge respect, however, he is also kin so the formality is a bit over the top; more Gown-With-the-Wind formal then necessary to convey respect to my ear. One can see why he has 63 Audible books to his credit.
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The time is March and early April 1865. The action runs down the Shenandoah Valley from Rockfish Gap to Purgatory Mountain, Virginia. This book is written on 78 short chapters. The approach is suited to the high action book that begins in the middle of a battle with a retreat through Rockfish Gap. The charter development occurs over a lot of little scenes like a movie does. In chapter two the author uses the literary device of letters from 1861 and 1862 to fill in necessary family background in the chief protagonist past. The protagonists are two closeted gays. The first protagonist is Ian Campbell. Ian is in a small southern force headed by his uncle Erastus nick-named Sarge. Sarge commands a group of Rouge Raiders now numbering 23 under General Jubal Early commanding the larger Army of the Valley District. They are light forces that do hit and run to harassing the larger Union forces. The main driver of the books action is the antagonist Sarge. He is a man who has lost his wife and property to the slash and burn tactics of the North and takes his gleeful pleasure in abusing a single prisoner until they give no more sport; then he kills them. It is almost as if he is using the prisoner as a scapegoat to vent his revenge and any guilt feelings over not being able to protect his wife and land. We learn that he has done this multiple times. He is the embodiment of a sadistic sociopath with his own moral code. His backstabbing tattletale henchman, George, spies of Ian and is driven by envy, viciousness, and Bible thumping hypocrisy. He too has lost everything to the burning Yanks and has that common bond of hatred with Sarge on that score.
The second protagonist is his latest victim prisoner, Drew Conrad. When not being treated savagely by Sarge or abused by the camp, he is left under guard with his nephew Ian. Sarge’s stated goal is to toughen Ian up; to make his as uncaringly and vicious as is he and George toward Yanks. Sarge regards Ian as soft. As a soldier in fighting Ian is top notch but he is also bookish, thoughtful, principled, and he has a secret. He longs to control and dominate men bigger than himself and explore his attraction to his ideal men mountain image. Drew has also had feelings for men he does not understand and finds his life depends completely on this gentle Rebel who feeds him, dresses his wounds, while keeping him firmly bound and awaiting the next sadistic beating by Sarge. One might label what develops between the two protagonists as a fine example of Stockholm syndrome. The bindings Ian places on Drew become symbols of Ian’s protection, affection, and his hope for salvation and redemption for his guilt feelings over waging scorched earth war against civilians before his capture. The pain inflicted by Sarge becomes his penance for his war sin. The two farm boy protagonists engage in a dramatic dance of layered revealing of inner feelings of guilt and attraction that glides along a honed knife edge leading toward rejection or salvation. The plot line developing of this theme is exquisite. It is rich, textured, layered, complex, and includes imagery suitable to the hardship, privations, colors, tastes, and smells of a Rebel unit on the move. It is not until the end that we know whether Drew is doing what he needs to do to survive or whether his stated feelings for Ian are a true expression of bonded secret love.
I mentioned above that Ian is bookish. One of the more endearing qualities of this book is its allusion to historic and literary figures; the Iliad’s lovers Achilles & Patroclus, the poetry of Walt Whitman, some Shakespeare, and some erotic Biblical passages are notable. Ian has a sense of ethics and fair play his uncle is totally lacking. At points in the book Drew’s suffering is compared to the suffering of Christ. It adds an ennobling Saintly quality to Drew’s character and provides a lens to view his helpless predicament.
For those not versed in BD/SM nomenclature the characters offer illustrated examples of the differences in the respective roles of the dominator and the submissive. It also alludes to some underlying principals and duties that the dominator and submissive have for one another in order to indulge their bondage interests safely. Sarge and George represent sadism distilled to its essence in its unprincipled and unlimited form. Both Ian and Drew suffer, Drew physically but Ian suffers mentally over his inability to protect the object of his desire.
The book ends with the two protagonists triumph over the situation the antagonists place them in. No spoiler here; you will have to read/listen to the book to find out how this happens. However, it leaves the future of the two protagonists open which lead to the author’s second book “Salvation” published in 2014 and not currently available on Audible books.
Reviewer note: I love historical novels that have a ring of authenticity to them. The best of this genre are the novels of Mary Renault set in pre-Christian Greece. The richness and detail of author Mann’s book, “Purgatory” come very close to her mark of excellence; although the adult material is far more graphic then Ms. Renault’s time period would have allow. I give kudos to Mann’s scholarly mastery of the geographical area and the historical time period. Additional Historical Note: After the Battle of Waynesboro on March 2, 1865, and retreat through Rockfish Gap, General Robert E Lee removed General Early of his command of the Valley Army soon after the battle. The Valley Army itself were destroyed, captured, or scattered during the Battle of Waynesboro. This left Sarge a free agent without color of Confederate authority although he appears to have been ignorant of Early’s removal. General Lee surrendered to General US Grant on April 9, 1865, six days later, April 15, 1865 President Lincoln was dead by assassination. Author Mann is careful not to run afoul of this timeline. The book mentions early April green but is not specific as to the exact date.
Sympathetic exploration BD/SM imagery is not going to appeal to everyone’s taste. Placing the exploration 150 years in the past make it a bit safer to explore. The book is not for the faint-of-heart, or those who have pre-judged the topic, and it helps if one is at least bi-curious. The imagery is down and dirty interspersed with moments of the sweet, tender, and gentle exchange. If you are a consumer with the aforementioned qualities, I recommend this audiobook to you. If not, go to the less graphically explicit Mary Renault books.
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- Bridgette
- 01-25-20
This Book Was Purgatory
I don't mind a good sexy story involving homosexuality but the "plot" was tedious. I understand that was a very realistic presentation of daily war life but it made for tedious listening.
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- Jerry B.
- 01-07-19
Civil War enemies to lovers with a lot of violence
4.5 stars, almost 5.
Jeff Mann has written a very excellent book. I have read that some historians think he was off with a lot of details, but for me it sounded true. His writing was so good it makes me want to do my own research on the Civil War.
Mikael Naramore is a fantastic narrator and really made the south come alive for me. If not for his sweet accents I might have not finished the book.
This is a very violent book with a lot of torture. It’s not really right to call it BDSM as the violence was by the captor to the prisoner. As it happens Ian, the nephew of the captain that captured Drew, the northerner starts to fall for the prisoner and finds he kind of likes the torture. I do not get this in the least, but I do know there are people that do. Ian does not want to torture and works out elaborate excuses to not have to do it. Drew does not like his torture, but eventually likes the sense of belonging to Ian. As I previously mentioned, but for the narrator’s beautiful work, I might have not finished this book due to the torture. The beginning of the love between these young men and the story that they tell was compelling enough to continue on. (I did skip ahead by 30 second increments past some of the torture). There was no real “OK homo” aspects, although some characters were actually OK with their relationship. There are a lot of characters that I loved to hate and wished the most terrible of deaths on.
Based on how I loved this first of the two books, I got the second which the narration was not as good.
If you want a really compelling story of the civil war and can stomach torture, this book is for you.
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- Wild Pig
- 08-20-18
Incredible...gay literature at its best!
Jeff, Thank you for bringing us 2 books of writing that raise a bar in gay fiction. (This one and the second one Salvation).
What amazing pieces of work you have created! Is this for the weak of heart, squeamish and shy? No. Is it for someone who wants a vanilla existence when they read about sex? No. Instead, you give folks who want to delve into a real piece of literature - something to bite into - something to hold your breath then gasp over - something to shudder over - something to cry over - something to lust over. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Mikael, first, marry me? You can talk to me any time you desire. You are an amazing narrator. What life you bring to this story! The accents are perfect. The reading was superb! I am so glad I got hear you read the first book because it made the second one that much better! I hear your voice all the way thru my reading of Salavation. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Seriously, consider marrying me.
Reader..."listen" to Mikael's reading of the first book. Then go to the 2nd book. The 2nd one doesn't have an audible, but once you "hear" Mikael read it, the second book will be as alive as the first! And get ready. You are on a ride thru the Civil War South and it wasn't pretty and this fictional piece could have been reality. Yes, there's S&M in here, and if you have never desired a little S&M in your life or don't understand it, then it may turn you away. Please don't let it. You will miss out on a fine piece of literature if you do. I'm not one for torture scenes, and was prepared for more than was there, it was enough and it was vivid at times, but it was done in such a way that you will be able to get thru it and want more!
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- Carolyn
- 11-01-13
Best first person narration I've ever heard
What did you love best about Purgatory?
I can't add anything to previous reviews about the quality of the story itself, so I won't even try. Suffice it to say I agree with it all. I'll keep my review to the quality of the narrator. Not only does he get the accents dead right, but I could hear a distinct difference between the voices of the southern characters. There are parts where Naramore is voicing Drew, who has a gag in his mouth, and I swear he can express more emotion through muffled grunts than most people can with their clear voices. (I can't help but wonder if Naramore actually put a gag in his own mouth in the recording studio.) An especially memorable scene is where Ian is tending to Drew after a particularly cruel session of torture, and Drew has lost his short-term memory as a result. I closed my eyes listening to it and could imagine myself in Ian's place, Drew's head in my lap as he described how he felt, his voice slurred and scared.
Part of the quality of the narration is the quality of the writing. This is a book I downloaded without reading it first, and although physical books can easily move me emotionally and drag me bodily into the story through print, it is rare that a narrator can do so without my having read the book first. Mann is definitely an excellent writer, but without an equally excellent narrator the story would definitely lose something just being listened to.
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- Ryan
- 01-12-14
intresting tale, wierd at times, thick accents
Would you listen to Purgatory again? Why?
probably not, the accents are too thick at times.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Don't really have one
What aspect of Mikael Naramore’s performance would you have changed?
i appreciated what he was attempting to do but reading it in such a thick accent makes it very hard to follow what is being said.
If you could take any character from Purgatory out to dinner, who would it be and why?
none, they all would be far to crass for me.....lol
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none
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