Pale Horse, Pale Rider

This collection of short novels takes readers on a journey through gothic Old South to revolutionary Mexico, showcasing the powerful storytelling of Katherine Anne Porter. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author captures the interior and exterior worlds of her characters in haunting tales of tragedy and scandal. In Pale Horse, Pale Rider, a woman lies in fever during the influenza epidemic, while in Noon Wine, a dairy farm in Texas becomes the setting for a devastating event. With brilliant and precise prose, Porter expresses harsh and tragic truths that will captivate readers.