"A remarkable first novel, full of verve, beautifully written, and with all the panache of a great adventure." --Michael Ondaatje In 1903 a mysterious young woman flees alone across the West, one heart-pounding step ahead of the law. At 19, Mary Boulton has just become a widow--and her husband's killer. As bloodhounds track her frantic race toward the mountains, she is tormented by the knowledge that her two ruthless brothers-in-law are in pursuit, determined to avenge their younger brother's death. Responding to little ...
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"A remarkable first novel, full of verve, beautifully written, and with all the panache of a great adventure." --Michael Ondaatje In 1903 a mysterious young woman flees alone across the West, one heart-pounding step ahead of the law. At 19, Mary Boulton has just become a widow--and her husband's killer. As bloodhounds track her frantic race toward the mountains, she is tormented by the knowledge that her two ruthless brothers-in-law are in pursuit, determined to avenge their younger brother's death. Responding to little more than the primitive fight for life, the widow retreats ever deeper into the wilderness--and into the wilds of her own mind--encountering an unforgettable cast of eccentrics along the way. With the stunning prose and captivating mood of great works like Charles Frazier's Cold Mountain or early Cormac McCarthy, Gil Adamson's intoxicating debut novel is the brilliant and gripping tale of one woman's desperate escape.
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Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 500 p. Audience: General/trade. Book appears unused. Is a large print with no markings, highlights, rips, tears, or spine creases. Front cover corners are very slightly bumped. Not a remainder or a library. (422DB)
I really enjoyed this and read through it quickly, anxious to see what would happen next. Mary grows up neglected by her father, who is bitter about his wifes death, and inadequatley raised or prepared for life by a well meaning but un-nurturing grandmother. She is married off at 17 to the first man who will have her. Mary seems to suffer from some mental instability and is driven over the edge by the death of her baby. Other details are meted out a little at a time throughout the story. After murdering her husband she is on the run from her two brothers-in-law who are hungry for vengeance. She manages to stay ahead of them incredibly, and somehow survives. She meets some very interesting characters along the way, and manages to learn quite a lot about survival in more ways than one. I loved this story and the fact that it made me really root for the murderess! GREAT!
