by James Lee Burke · Orion · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780752842752
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«White Doves at Morning» is the historical novel by James Lee Burke, published by Orion in paperback (352 pages, in English).
Willie Burke, a Confederate soldier and the author's ancestor, is the protagonist of this story set in Louisiana between 1861 and 1868. Around him appear Flower Jamison, a mulatto woman trying to overcome the abuses she has suffered, and Abigail Dowling, whose Unionist sympathies put her in danger; the protagonist soon clashes with his superiors.
The cover presents it as «A Novel of the Civil War» and shows the mention of the CWA Macallan Gold Dagger award. Orion published this edition in 2003.
For readers of historical fiction and war fiction, with an interest in the American Civil War and nineteenth-century Louisiana.
James Lee Burke is an American author, best known for his Dave Robicheaux series. The Robicheaux character has been portrayed twice on screen, first by Alec Baldwin and then Tommy Lee Jones.
