A Distant Flame - Hardcover

Having suffered more than his share of losses throughout his life, Confederate army sharpshooter Charlie Merrill struggles to endure and survive a series of battles that culminate at the gates of Atlanta in July of 1864. 15,000 first printing.

"A powerful work that surely will become a classic of Civil War fiction. A superb book."
- Robert K. Krick, author of Stonewall Jackson at Cedar Mountain

"This strikingly fine novel leaves an indelible impression on the reader long after he puts it down. In some ways it reminds me of the wonderful Raintree County. As Stephen Crane once said about Civil War historical writing, 'I want to be there.' In A Distant Flame, Mr. Williams takes us there, and it's a landscape that captures the heart."
- Robert J. Mrazek, author of Unholy Fire

"A Distant Flame takes a sultry summer day in 1914 and weaves it into a page-turning tale of Civil War Georgia. This is not 'moonlight and magnolias,' but Philip Lee Williams's bittersweet story of life, love, and loss in a small Southern town will touch your heart and move you to tears."
- David Evans, author of Sherman's Horsemen

"The dramatic wartime events of A Distant Flame are written in the heart of Charlie Merrill---sharpshooter, lover, pilgrim, and friend of General Cleburne. This intense and memorable story of battlefield and hearth tells us that it is high time to assess and treasure the work of Philip Lee Williams."
- Marly Youmans, author of The Wolf Pit, winner of the Michael Shaara Award

"A Distant Flame is the best story yet written about the Atlanta campaign and life on the home front in Civil War Georgia. It is also much more. It blends scrupulously researched history with powerful narrative to produce a compelling, multidimensional story of one man's life as shaped by the Civil War over a span of fifty years. It is a story of war, love, and community in a small north Georgia town, brilliantly told, full of insights into the complex impact of the Civil War on everyday Southerners."
- Thomas G. Dyer, author of Secret Yankees: The Union Circle in Confederate Atlanta
|"A powerful work that surely will become a classic of Civil War fiction. A superb book."
- Robert K. Krick, author of Stonewall Jackson at Cedar Mountain

"This strikingly fine novel leaves an indelible impression on the reader long after he puts it down. In some ways it reminds me of the wonderful Raintree County. As Stephen Crane once said about Civil War historical writing, 'I want to be there.' In A Distant Flame, Mr. Williams takes us there, and it's a landscape that captures the heart."
- Robert J. Mrazek, author of Unholy Fire

"A Distant Flame takes a sultry summer day in 1914 and weaves it into a page-turning tale of Civil War Georgia. This is not 'moonlight and magnolias,' but Philip Lee Williams's bittersweet story of life, love, and loss in a small Southern town will touch your heart and move you to tears."
- David Evans, author of Sherman's Horsemen

"The dramatic wartime events of A Distant Flame are written in the heart of Charlie Merrill---sharpshooter, lover, pilgrim, and friend of General Cleburne. This intense and memorable story of battlefield and hearth tells us that it is high time to assess and treasure the work of Philip Lee Williams."
- Marly Youmans, author of The Wolf Pit, winner of the Michael Shaara Award

"A Distant Flame is the best story yet written about the Atlanta campaign and life on the home front in Civil War Georgia. It is also much more. It blends scrupulously researched history with powerful narrative to produce a compelling, multidimensional story of one man's life as shaped by the Civil War over a span of fifty years. It is a story of war, love, and community in a small north Georgia town, brilliantly told, full of insights into the complex impact of the Civil War on everyday Southerners."
20- Thomas G. Dyer, author of Secret Yankees: The Union Circle in Confederate Atlanta