I admit it - I love good historical fiction. My latest read comes from Paulette Jiles, author of Enemy Women and Stormy Weather. Historical fiction, done well, gives life to a person or event forgotten in history. In the Color of Lightning, Jiles gives voice to Britt Johnson, a freed black man in Texas at the end of the Civil War. Settlers, looking for a new start, have moved in and encroached on Indian Territory. Jiles does a fine job of illustrating the clash of cultures and the resulting violence in this dark part of U.S. history.
No comments:
Post a Comment