mountains of southwest Virginia. Reviewing the novel for Entertainment Weekly, Jennifer Reese said it was "somber, engrossing", and that Bondurant was "wonderful at evoking historical atmosphere," including "drunken gatherings that explode into shattering violence." She thought the pace slow in parts. References External links American historical novelists 21st-century American novelists American male novelists Living people Writers from Alexandria, Virginia James Madison University alumni University of Texas at Dallas faculty 1971 births 21st-century American male writers Novelists from Texas Novelists from Virginia