A round white collar rose from the neck of her tightly buttoned black basque, and round white cuffs set off lazy hands with dimples in them, lying at ease in the folds of her flounced skirt which gathered around to a bustle. From the Back Cover She was a spirited-looking young woman, with dark curly hair cropped and parted on the side, a short oval face with straight eyebrows, and a large curved mouth. Pale Horse, Pale Rider unites the finest work from one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century. Also included is Noon Wine, a haunting story of tragedy and scandal on a small dairy farm in Texas, and Old Mortality, a story of discovering family truths and self-discovery. This sharp collection of three short novels includes Pale Horse, Pale Rider, Porters most celebrated story, where a young woman lies in a fever during the influenza epidemic, her childhood memories mingling with fears for her boyfriend on his way to war. From the gothic Old South to revolutionary Mexico, few writers evoke such a multitude of worlds, both exterior and interior, as powerfully as Katherine Anne Porter. Book Synopsis The classic 1939 collection of three short novels, including the famous title story set during the flu epidemic of 1918.
About the Book A collection of three short novels by Katherine Anne Porter.
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