num_pages: 491
description: Inman, a wounded soldier, walks away from the front during the Civil War to return to his prewar sweetheart, Ada, who desperately works to revive a struggling farm
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: 239839
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: Thomas t Beeler