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Written by Lalita Tademy - Audio book performed by Tim Cain & Gammy Singer - Abridged Fiction - 5 COMPACT DISCS - 6 hours

Publisher, Hachette Audio (January 2007)

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April 13, 1873. What happened that day in the small southern town of Colfax, Louisiana, was called "the Colfax Riot." But it was something far more devastating…

Weaving together history and the story of her own family, Lalita Tademy, author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller Cane River, has written an epic work of fiction: the dramatic, intertwining story of two families struggling to survive and thrive in an America deeply divided after the Civil War.

For the newly freed black residents of Colfax, Louisiana, the beginning of Reconstruction promised them the right to vote, own property, and, at last, control their own lives. But in the space of a day, angry whites would take back Colfax in one of the deadliest incidents of racial violence in Southern history. In the bitter aftermath, the Tademys and the Smiths will have to deal with the wreckage, push on, and build a better life for their sons and daughters over the next seventy years.

A unique accomplishment, this is history never before told, brought to life through the unforgettable lives of three generations of African American husbands and wives, parents and children. A saga of violence, courage, and, most of all, dreams broken, repaired, and strengthened over time, RED RIVER explores issues that resonate to this day…as it illuminates the sometimes heartbreaking choices we all must make to claim the legacy that is ours.

About the Author: LALITA TADEMY is a former vice president of Sun Microsystems. She left the corporate world to immerse herself in tracing her family's past and in writing her first highly acclaimed novel, Cane River, the 2001 Oprah Book Club Summer Selection. Lalita Tademy lives in northern California with her husband.

About the Performers: TIM CAIN has an eclectic resume that includes off-Broadway and regional theater. He has enjoyed narrating live with varied artists in addition to several holiday seasons traveling with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Tim can also be heard on Walter Mosley's The Wave.

GAMMY SINGER has appeared on Broadway in Seven Guitars and in numerous off-Broadway and regional theater productions. Her television and film credits include Head Of State, Independence Day, General Hospital and Mad About You.