* Description
* Praise for Bull ain
"[Brian Panowich] pulls off [a] daunting undertaking with astounding success . . . The storytelling is mesmerizing,
with virtually every chapter set in a different timeline and focused on a single character, but the sense of immediacy
carries over into each era. And while the violence is shocking in its coldhearted brutality, it's as aesthetically
choreographed as any ballet."--Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review
"Panowich has crafted a satisfying and smartly constructed book whose time-shifting sequences build suspense even as
they parcel out telling revelations. Once events are in full play, there's no turning back."--The Wall Street Journal
"[Panowich storms] onto the scene with an epic southern tale that establishes him as a new voice for southern writers.
. . . An unabashed literary page-turner, Bull ain, takes readers along for a ride full of well timed twists and
turns, and the shocking family secret that causes the inevitable climax. . . . one of the best multi-generational family
sa in years."--Huffington Post
"You'd be hard pressed to believe Bull ain is the work of a debut author. What Panowich puts together is more than
a history of family, but a chronology of the violence perpetrated for nearly a century in maintaining an empire built on
bootleg hooch and drugs - not in the name of power, women, or money, but of home. . . .Panowich's Southern grit is
stubborn and gets into every crevice . . . he tears apart the hardened, Southern man so popular in rural noir. Even
more, he does so while maintaining that those characters have a moral, human center. "--The Los Angeles Review of Books
"Brian Panowich stamps words on the page as if they've been blasted from the barrel of a , and as with a
blast, no one is safe from the scattered fragments of history that impale the people of Bull ain. From a conflict
born of violence and loyalty, Panowich brings us a cast of remarkable characters who are linked by blood but severed by
duty. This is a wonderfully rich and evocative debut novel that is steeped in both the history of Appalachia and well
aware of the current challenges it faces."--Wiley Cash, New York Times-bestselling author of This Dark Road to Mercy
"Brian Panowich had me at the first word of his spectacular debut novel, 'Family, ' and he held me until the very last
page. Bull ain is a sprawling, gritty, violent, tribal inter-generational crime epic with a deeply rooted sense of
place and an gut-punch ending I didn't see coming. Expect to see Bull ain on the short-list of many 'Best First
Novel' awards."--C. J. Box, New York Times--bestselling author of Endangered
"Holy cow, what a book! For a multi-generational family saga, it moves like a bullet. Mr. Panowich knows his ains,
his whiskey, his dope and his meth. And boy, does he know his characters, who are drawn so vividly I can't forget them.
I can't recommend this novel enough--it will thrill fans of Daniel Woodrell and Larry Brown as well as fans of Dennis
Lehane and William Gay. First rate, first rate!"--Tom Franklin, New York Times-bestselling author of Crooked Letter,
Crooked LetterNumber of Pages: 304
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Mystery & Detective
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Book theme: General
Author: Brian Panowich
Language: English
Estimated shipping dimensions: 6.0INCH X 9.0INCH X 1.0INCH
DPCI : 248-54-4439
UPC : 9780399173974
TCIN : 53063988
Estimated shippimg weight: 1.148POUND