The Color of Lightning

by PauletteJiles (Author)

• New

  Paperback
  2009

  $21.49

• New

  Paperback
  2010

  $14.86

  From the Author of the National Book Award Finalist News of the World

  Meticulously researched and beautifully crafted.... This is glorious work. - Washington Post

  A gripping, deeply relevant book. - New York Times Book Review

  From Paulette Jiles, author of the critically acclaimed New York Times bestsellers Enemy Women and Stormy Weather, comes a stirring work of fiction set on the untamed Texas frontier in the aftermath of the Civil War. One of only twelve books longlisted for the 2009 Scotiabank Giller Prize-one of Canada's most prestigious literary awards-The Color of Lightning is a beautifully rendered and unforgettable re-examination of one of the darkest periods in U.S. history.