Bright's Passage - by Josh Ritter (Paperback)

About the Book

Henry Bright has newly returned to West Virginia from the battlefields of the First World War. Grief-struck by the death of his young wife and unsure of how to care for the infant son she left behind, Bright is soon confronted by the destruction of the only home he's ever known.

Book Synopsis

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

Henry Bright has newly returned to West Virginia from the battlefields of the First World War. Griefstruck by the death of his young wife and unsure of how to care for the infant son she left behind, Bright is soon confronted by the destruction of the only home he's ever known. His hopes for safety rest with the angel who has followed him to Appalachia from the trenches of France and who now promises to protect him and his son. Haunted by the abiding nightmare of his experiences in the war and shadowed by his dead wife's father, the Colonel, and his two brutal sons, Bright--along with his newborn--makes his way through a ravaged landscape toward an uncertain salvation.

DON'T MISS THE EXCLUSIVE CONVERSATION BETWEEN JOSH RITTER AND NEIL GAIMAN IN THE BACK OF THE BOOK.

Review Quotes

"Shines with a compressed lyricism that recalls Ray Bradbury in his prime . . . This is the work of a gifted novelist."--Stephen King, The New York Times Book Review

"[An] eloquent and intensely moving historical novel . . . a work of masterful, stunning prose."--Oprah.com

"Displays Ritter's abundant lyrical gifts . . . Rich in metaphor and surprising moments of humor . . . a dark parable in the southern Gothic tradition of Cormac McCarthy."--The Boston Globe

"Intensely beautiful, tragic and also funny . . . a rich, beautiful story with shape: Bright's Passage has a powerful end."--Los Angeles Times

"A charming, sweet and highly readable novel . . . [Ritter's] imagery is bold, tantalizing."--Associated Press

"Propelled by short chapters that read like powerful vignettes, all of which lead to a final confrontation as haunting as any ballad Ritter could have written."--San Francisco Chronicle

About the Author

Josh Ritter is a songwriter from Moscow, Idaho. His albums include The Animal Years and So Runs the World Away. Bright's Passage is his first novel. He lives in New York.