Montana, 1948 by Larry Watson (English) Paperback Book

Description: Montana, 1948 by Larry Watson This tale of lost innocence and adulthood gained has its roots in the events of summer, 1948. It is at that time in Montana, childhood home of David Hayden, that the memories of those closest to the then 12-year-old David are revealed, showing him that truth is not what he had believed it to be. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Montana, 1948; and the events of one cataclysmic summer will for ever alter twelve-year-old David Haydens view of his family. His father, a small-town sheriff; his remarkably strong-willed mother; his uncle, a war hero and respected doctor; and the familys Sioux housekeeper, Marie Little Soldier, whose shocking revelations form the heart of the story.As their memories unravel before Davids eyes, he comes to learn that the truth is not what you believe it to be. That power is abused. And that sometimes you have to choose between loyalty and justice...Brilliantly evoking both time and place, Larry Watson recounts Davids age-old tale of childhood lost and adulthood gained. Kirkus US Review Watson (In a Dark Time, 1980), winner of the 1993 Milkweed National Fiction Prize, offers a lean, gaunt narrative rich with implication about a 12-year-old boy who witnesses the anguish of his sheriff father, who is forced to arrest his own brother for rape. David Hayden, now a history teacher, narrates the events of over 40 years ago, when his father, trained as a lawyer, was in his second term as sheriff of Bentrock, a small community of 2,000 close to the Canadian border. Davids grandfather was also once a sheriff in a place where the land is harsh, the wind strong, and the sky endless. Meanwhile, Davids Uncle Frank, a war hero, is a doctor, and the plot unfolds when Marie Little Soldier, the Haydens housekeeper, falls sick. She screams when Uncle Frank treats her - then reveals that Frank has a reputation as a rapist of Indian women. Davids father investigates and wrests from Frank a promise that he wont rape any more Indians. But then Marie dies unexpectedly, and David reveals information that leads his father to suspect that Frank had something to do with the death. He arrests Frank, but locks him in his own basement instead of in jail. The rest of Watsons story treats the consequences of that arrest: grandfather Hayclen threatens his sheriff son, excusing the war hero uncles sexual rapacity as normal instinct ("You know Franks always been partial to red meat"); and Frank, after busting all the jelly and preserve jars in the basement where hes imprisoned, kills himself, whereupon the sheriff packs up his wife and son and moves away. A literary page-turner, morally complex and satisfying in its careful accumulation of detail and in its use of landscape to reveal character. (Kirkus Reviews) Details ISBN0330336797 Author Larry Watson Pages 176 Publisher Pan Macmillan Year 1995 ISBN-10 0330336797 ISBN-13 9780330336796 Format Paperback Publication Date 1995-10-06 Imprint Pan Books Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 813.54 Edition 1st Language English Audience General/Trade AU Release Date 1995-04-30 NZ Release Date 1995-04-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:1331174;

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