Three Came Home
Civil War trilogy author Ed Aronoff at Boone Mall Nov. 28-Dec. 4

By Jeff Eason

Every year at this time Americans start their Christmas shopping in earnest. The question on everyone’s minds seems to be “What to give?”

Well, if you are in the Boone Mall during the week of November 28 through December 4, take a minute to meet with author Dr. Ed Aranoff at Waldenbooks and see if one of his titles is something your friend or family member might like to find under the Christmas tree this year.

Aronoff is the author of the recent Civil War trilogy Three Came Home. The three editions are subtitled Lorena, Sam and Rutherford. The three fictional histories tell the stories of three civilians working in the Confederate war effort in Georgia. Lorena, Sam and Rutherford—along with dozens of other workers—are sent north by General William Tecumseh Sherman and let loose to fend for themselves and try to find their way back home.
“I’ve been interested in the Civil War since I was 14 years old,” said Aranoff. “I read everything I could about it. One time (Civil War author) Shelby Foote talked to me. He said if you can just write 500 words a day, before you know it you’ll have written a book. Now I can dash off 1,000 or 1,500 words a day without a problem. I never have had writer’s block.”

Aronoff will be meeting with the public in front of Waldenbooks and signing copies of his historical novels. In addition to the trilogy of Three Came Home Books, Aronoff has written the award-winning Betrayal At Gettysburg, Last Chance and The Pagliacci Affair. He is currently working on two other books with the tentative titles A Death on Beech Mountain and Last Stop Before Phoenix.

Aronoff was educated in New York, Iowa and Florida and began a medical practice in the Tampa Bay area. After retiring from orthopedic medicine, he has become a fulltime author. He splits his time between Florida and the North Carolina mountains.

For more information on Aronoff and his novels, visit www.threecamehome.com. For more information on this book-signing event at Waldenbooks, call (828) 264-4084.