num_pages: 357
description: Turning his back on the carnage of the American Civil War, soldier Inman begins a treacherous journey through the soon-to-be defeated South. He is going home, to Cold Mountain, where his sweetheart Ada struggles to make a living from the land. Neither knows if the other is alive.
language: English
title: Cold Mountain
titlecomplete: Cold Mountain
characters: Ruby Thewes, William "W. P." Inman, Ada Monroe
genres: Historical, Literature, Classics, Literary Fiction, Novels, War, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Civil War, Romance
ratings_count: 239835
places: Virginia, North Carolina, The United States of America
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: National Book Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: American Booksellers Book Of The Year  Award
category: Adult Trade, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Exclusive Books Boeke Prize, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Weatherford Award, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Lillian Smith Book Award, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award
publisher: Sceptre