The Outcasts: A Novel - Hardcover

Kathleen Kent is the author of The Heretic's Daughter and The Traitor's Wife. She lives in Dallas.

"A talented storyteller...[Kent] manages to upend expectations through rich characterizations, historic verisimilitude and a close study of East Texas geography...There are echoes of...Cormac McCarthy, in Kent's bloody novel....But time and again, largely because of the humanizing attention to women and minority characters traditionally given short shrift in historical fiction, Kent manages a fresh take on a tale that could have been just another redundant entry in the Lonesome Dove sweepstakes."―Dan Oko, Texas Observer

"As historically grounded and perhaps more explosive than her first works, this new offering should be great for book clubs, which have always favored Kent."―Barbara's Pick, Library Journal

"A rollicking tale."―Steve Bennett, San Antonio-Express News

PRAISE FOR THE TRAITOR'S WIFE:

"Vivid...Mixing history, love story and suspense, Kent seamlessly blends true events with fiction to bring a fraught, endlessly fascinating period of American history to life."―Joanna Powell, People

"A cinematic but refreshingly unsentimental take on the classic Western, starring a woman who is no romantic heroine, but a definite survivor."―Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Kent's novel burns slowly, with polished prose, a gripping plot and characters-particularly smart, independent-minded Martha-who will linger in your mind...A novel of suspense, a love story and a moving portrait of the struggles of the early colonists, The Wolves of Andover is a richly layered tale."―Jay Strafford, Richmond Times-Dispatch

"Beautifully written."―Shawna Seed, Dallas Morning News

"Kathleen Kent has a unique talent for early American storytelling...combines the steadfastness of well-research historical fiction with the organic mien of oral storytelling."―Catherine D. Acree, Bookpage

"Gripping fiction...part historical love story, part thriller set against the well-drawn backdrop of Puritan America."―San Antonio Express-News