The stunning new novel from the author of international million-copy bestseller Cold Mountain The stunning new novel from the author of international million-copy bestseller Cold Mountain Hurtling past the downtrodden communities of Depression-era America, painter Val Welch travels westward to the rural town of Dawes, Wyoming. Through a stroke of luck, he’s landed a New Deal assignment to create a mural representing the region for their new Post Office. A wealthy art lover named John Long and his wife Eve have agreed to host Val at their sprawling ranch. Rumors and intrigue surround the couple: Eve left behind an itinerant life riding the rails and singing in a western swing band. Long holds shady political aspirations, but was once a WWI sniper—and his right hand is a mysterious elder cowboy, a vestige of the violent old west. Val quickly finds himself entranced by their lives. One day, Eve flees home with a valuable painting in tow, and Long recruits Val to hit the road with a mission of tracking her down. Journeying from ramshackle Hoovervilles to San Francisco nightclubs to the swamps of Florida, Val's search for Eve narrows, and he soon turns up secrets that could spark formidable changes for all of them. Praise for Cold Mountain: 'A beautiful book, written in exquisite prose' Kate Atkinson 'Magnificent' Observer ‘A remarkable first novel, a romance of love, of friendship, of family, of land. Frazier has inhaled the spirit of the age and breathes it into the reader's being.’ The Times Charles Frazier grew up in the mountains of North Carolina. COLD MOUNTAIN, his highly acclaimed first novel, was an international bestseller, selling over one million copies and winning the National Book Award in 1997. It was the inspiration for the Oscar-winning film directed by Anthony Minghella and starring Nicole Kidman, Jude Law, and Renee Zellweger. Charles Frazier is author of THIRTEEN MOONS, NIGHTWOODS, and, most recently, VARINA. To find out more, visit his Facebook page on www.facebook.com/CharlesFrazierAuthor or follow him on Twitter @Charles_Frazier - From the author of the international million-copy bestseller Cold Mountain, made into an Oscar-winning film starring Nicole Kidman, Jude Law and Renee Zellweger (475,000 copies through the TCM) - A gripping mystery and a portrait of the everyday lives of everyday people in an extraordinary, richly-drawn era of American history - A powerful and timeless new classic Competition: cold mountain;the poisonwood bible;a thousand acres;some luck;on the road;grapes of wrath;demon copperhead;all the light we cannot see;a spool of blue thread;the promise;trust. barbara kingsolver;jane smiley;john irving;john steinbeck;anthony doerr;anne tyler;damon galgut;hernan diaz
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