The color of lightning, paperback/paulette jiles

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 Canadas most prestigious literary awards-- The Color of Lightning is a beautifully rendered and unforgettable re-examination of one of the darkest periods in U.

history.