The Color of Lightning

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...