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The Color of Lightning : A Novel
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The Color of Lightning
Author(s): Paulette Jiles
Review(s):
“A gripping, deeply relevant book.”
“[A] meticulously researched and beautifully crafted story . . . this is glorious work.”
“Jiles’ spare and melancholy prose is the perfect language for this tale in which survival necessitates brutality.”
“Jiles never reduces her cast of characters to stock stereotypes, tackling a traumatic and tragic episode in American history with sensitivity and assurance.”
“Jiles is an ardent student of history, and through extensive research is able to reimagine life in post-Civil War Texas and create believable, multi-layered characters with remarkable verisimilitude.”
“A rousing, character-driven tale.”
“Stick a thumb into any page of Paulette Jiles’s The Color of Lightning and you’ll pull out a fine prose plum.”
“A remarkably engaging story. . . . Jiles’s description is memorable and evocative.”
“Paulette Jiles has created a potent, harrowing story about real people with that genuine heroism that makes legendry pale by comparison....Jiles writes with an unerring poet’s touch.”
“Jiles colors... historical facts in prose that captures the imagination, allowing her audience to understand the diverse cultures struggling to coexist in this seemingly harsh land.”
ISBN: 9780061690457
Author(s): Paulette Jiles
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.
Review(s):
“A gripping, deeply relevant book.”
“[A] meticulously researched and beautifully crafted story . . . this is glorious work.”
“Jiles’ spare and melancholy prose is the perfect language for this tale in which survival necessitates brutality.”
“Jiles never reduces her cast of characters to stock stereotypes, tackling a traumatic and tragic episode in American history with sensitivity and assurance.”
“Jiles is an ardent student of history, and through extensive research is able to reimagine life in post-Civil War Texas and create believable, multi-layered characters with remarkable verisimilitude.”
“A rousing, character-driven tale.”
“Stick a thumb into any page of Paulette Jiles’s The Color of Lightning and you’ll pull out a fine prose plum.”
“A remarkably engaging story. . . . Jiles’s description is memorable and evocative.”
“Paulette Jiles has created a potent, harrowing story about real people with that genuine heroism that makes legendry pale by comparison....Jiles writes with an unerring poet’s touch.”
“Jiles colors... historical facts in prose that captures the imagination, allowing her audience to understand the diverse cultures struggling to coexist in this seemingly harsh land.”
ISBN: 9780061690457