Countrymen of Bones Historical Fiction Paperback Book by Robert Olen Butler 1985

In the 1940s in the bleak Arizona desert, where the first atomic bomb test will blow an irretrievable force into the American consciousness, a physicist, an archeologist, and the woman they both love play out their peculiar destinies.

The physicist, Lloyd Coulter, is working under J. Robert Oppenheimer to develop the lens arrangement that will trigger the explosive blast.

A few miles away, Darrell Reeves, the archeologist, is uncovering an ancient Indian burial site that each day reveals dramatic secrets about life and death.

Anna Brown is Coulter's assistant. 

She is eager to help Reeves to complete his dig before the bomb test ruins everything he's worked for. 

Intelligent, utterly honest, and vulnerable, Anna has unwittingly gained the love of both men.

Now she draws them together through the contrasting mysteries of their projects in a confrontation that leaves everyone shaken.

Book is in good condition. General shelf and corner wear. Some cover fraying along the edges. Some white marks on front and back cover. A solid reading copy. Please see photos for details, and let me know if you have any questions.

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