{"product_id":"a-distant-flame-paperback","title":"A Distant Flame - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip Lee Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA young Confederate sharpshooter, Charlie Merrill, has already suffered many losses in his life, but he must find a way to endure--and to grow--if he is to survive the battles he and his fellow soldiers face in July 1864 at the gates of Atlanta. From the opening salvos on Rocky Face Ridge in northwest Georgia through the trials of Resaca and Kennesaw Mountain, Charlie faces the overwhelming force of the Union army and a growing uncertainty about his place in the war. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFramed by a story that finds the elderly Charlie giving a speech on the fiftieth anniversary of the Battle of Atlanta, \u003ci\u003eA Distant Flame\u003c\/i\u003e portrays love, violence, and regret about wrong paths taken. With an attention to historical detail that brings the past powerfully to the present, Philip Lee Williams reveals Charlie's journey of redemption from the Civil War's fields of fire to the slow steps of old age.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Lee Williams is the author of fifteen books of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. He lives in Watkinsville, Georgia, and teaches creative writing at the University of Georgia. Learn more at www.philipleewilliams.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42174824775815,"sku":"9780820337869","price":29.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/01f02d3a608489e2155aede6db29bc36.webp?v=1733377085","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-distant-flame-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}