Pale Horse Pale Rider

<p><strong>The classic 1939 collection of three short novels, including the famous title story set during the flu epidemic of 1918.</strong></p><p>From the gothic Old South to revolutionary Mexico, few writers evoke such a multitude of worlds, both exterior and interior, as powerfully as Katherine Anne Porter. This sharp collection of three short novels includes “Pale Horse, Pale Rider,” Porter''s most celebrated story, where a young woman lies in a fever during the influenza epidemic, her childhood memories mingling with fears for her boyfriend on his way to war. Also included is “Noon Wine,” a haunting story of tragedy and scandal on a small dairy farm in Texas, and “Old Mortality,” a story of discovering family truths and self-discovery. <em>Pale Horse, Pale Rider </em>unites the finest work from one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century.</p>