A Shout in the Ruins

by Kevin Powers

Book Overview

Set in Virginia during the Civil War and a century beyond, this novel by the award-winning author of The Yellow Birds explores the brutal legacy of violence and exploitation in American society.

Spanning over one hundred years, from the antebellum era to the 1980's, A Shout in the Ruins examines the fates of the inhabitants of Beauvais Plantation outside of Richmond, Virginia. When war arrives, the master of Beauvais,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316556475
• ISBN13: 9780316556477
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.3" x 9.4"