{"product_id":"the-color-of-lightning-paperback","title":"The Color of Lightning - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaulette Jiles\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Author of the National Book Award Finalist \u003cem\u003eNews of the World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Meticulously researched and beautifully crafted.... This is glorious work.\" -- \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A gripping, deeply relevant book.\" -- \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e From Paulette Jiles, author of the critically acclaimed \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestsellers \u003cem\u003eEnemy Women\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eStormy Weather\u003c\/em\u003e, 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--\u003cem\u003eThe Color of Lightning\u003c\/em\u003e is a beautifully rendered and unforgettable re-examination of one of the darkest periods in U.S. history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1863, as the War Between the States creeps inevitably toward its bloody conclusion, former Kentucky slave Britt Johnson ventures west into unknown territory with his wife, Mary, and their three children, searching for a life and a future. But their dreams are abruptly shattered by a brutal Indian raid upon the Johnsons' settlement while Britt is away establishing a business. Returning to find his friends and neighbors slain or captured, his eldest son dead, his beloved and severely damaged Mary enslaved, and his remaining children absorbed into an alien society that will never relinquish its hold on them, the heartsick freedman vows not to rest until his family is whole again. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA soaring work of the imagination based on oral histories of the post-Civil War years in North Texas, Paulette Jiles's \u003cem\u003eThe Color of Lightning\u003c\/em\u003e is at once an intimate look into the hearts and hopes of tragically flawed human beings and a courageous reexamination of a dark American history.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1863, as the War Between the States creeps inevitably toward its bloody conclusion, former Kentucky slave Britt Johnson ventures west into unknown territory with his wife, Mary, and their three children, searching for a life and a future. But their dreams are abruptly shattered by a brutal Indian raid upon the Johnsons' settlement while Britt is away establishing a business. Returning to find his friends and neighbors slain or captured, his eldest son dead, his beloved and severely damaged Mary enslaved, and his remaining children absorbed into an alien society that will never relinquish its hold on them, the heartsick freedman vows not to rest until his family is whole again. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA soaring work of the imagination based on oral histories of the post-Civil War years in North Texas, Paulette Jiles's \u003cem\u003eThe Color of Lightning\u003c\/em\u003e is at once an intimate look into the hearts and hopes of tragically flawed human beings and a courageous reexamination of a dark American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 7.94 x 5.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44343917871206,"sku":"9780061690457","price":24.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/tcf4uRf9KV9780061690457.webp?v=1768672260","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-color-of-lightning-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}