Woe to Live on
Description
Set in the bitter borderlands of Civil War–era Missouri, this fierce historical novel follows a young German-American who joins a band of Confederate guerrillas and is drawn into a brutal, morally uncertain struggle. As loyalties fracture and violence reshapes the landscape, he confronts the costs of friendship, vengeance, and survival in a war where the lines between soldier and outlaw have nearly disappeared. Vividly rendered and unsparing in its portrayal of frontier conflict, the novel explores identity, honor, and the corrosive consequences of violence. Its lean, hard-edged prose captures both the rugged beauty of the region and the darkness of a nation tearing itself apart.
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paperback
Little, Brown and Co.
Published Jan 1, 2012
226 pages
ISBN: 9780316206167
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Details
First Published
1987
Language
eng
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Content and trigger warnings for Woe to Live on by Daniel Woodrell.