Author: shelbyfoote

“Superb… One of the historical and literary achievements of our time” (The Washington Post Book World): This meticulously researched history of the Civil War illuminates battles, influential players, and key events that “have rarely been recreated with such vigor” ().

A mesmerizing novel of faith, passion, and murder by the author of The Civil War: A Narrative. Drawing on themes as old as the Bible, Foote’s novel compels us to inhabit lives obsessed with sin and starving for redemption. A work reminiscent of both Faulkner and O’Connor, yet utterly original.