Synopsis Sara Paretsky, best known for her V.I. Warshawski crime novels, takes a dark literary turn in BLEEDING KANSAS, the story of two modern-day Kansas farm families whose history traces back to the bloody battles between pro-slavery advocates and abolitionists in the 1850s. With the arrival of a pagan lesbian to the community, the appearance of a miraculous talking calf, and the death of a local son in the Iraq War, generation-old conflicts concerning religion and morality arise, old secrets come to light, and the rural region threatens to explode with violence anew.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2008-10-28 | | Edition Description: | Reprint |
| Size | | Length: | 604 pages | | Height: | 7.5 in | | Width: | 4.0 in | | Thickness: | 1.5 in | | Weight: | 12.5 oz |
Publisher's Note The pious late-twentieth-century descendants of anti-slavery emigrants worry about maintaining religious superiority over a rival family while launching an active harassment campaign against a Wiccan newcomer, an effort that is challenged by a young man's military service and the birth of a promising cow. Reprint.
Industry Reviews "Paretsky taps a different vein and strikes gold in this timely tale of fear and conflict in heartland America." (starred review) (10/15/2007)
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