Children of the Wild : Kevin Powers

Children of the Wild A Novel Kevin Powers Hardcover FICTION/Historical / World War I From the bestselling and award-winning author of The Yellow Birds comes a gorgeous, haunting love story set in the Virginia mountains and on the battlefields of WWI France._1917, Ewer’s Rock, Virginia. Roy Young is restless, eager to leave the isolated valley for university, to bring back technical knowledge that will modernize the family farm and bring their land properly into the twentieth century. Samantha Hatton, the minister’s daughter and Roy’s best friend since childhood, knows that both Roy and the rest of the town are expecting them to marry and settle down, but she too hungers for something different, something larger than herself. And up on the mountain, tending to a lost herd of cattle, is a third figure, a mysterious wild boy named Ennis Duke whose arrival in the valley will upend everything Ewer’s Rock has ever understood about itself and its place in the world.By 1918, America has joined the Great War, and Roy and Ennis feel duty-bound to leave Ewer’s Rock to join the fight, in the process forging a fierce bond in the crucible of conflict. At home, Samantha stands at the heart of these three young people’s story—a daring woman whose love and courage will inspire unimaginable acts of sacrifice in a world fractured by violence. With the heartrendingly beautiful prose and the profound insight into the human condition that made The Yellow Birds a landmark work of American fiction, Powers again illuminates the savage, complex, and timeless bonds of loyalty, honor, and heroism. The Bull of Heaven captures what it means to be human in times of loss—and how, even in darkness, the light of friendship and love can endure.