Montana Women edition by Toni Volk Literature Fiction eBooks
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There is a rare freshness to this story of friendship between two sisters recently- widowed Etta is eccentric, spontaneous, even "fast" by local standards. Pearl, whose fiancé is missing in action overseas, is measured and valiant. When Pearl meets Buck, Etta is unimpressed and warns Pearl that he is trouble. Pearl, jarred out of depression by his charm, becomes pregnant and the two marry and settle on his father's ranch. Their daughter Katie, born on the day the United States bombs Hiroshima, becomes the focal point of their lives, including Buck's grizzled father's.
Life on the ranch, despite the harsh reality of wind, weather and hard work, agrees with Pearl, and she picks up the slack those times Buck, weighed down by his father's disapproval and the memory of his mother's death, fails to show up. What, Buck wonders for years, would be important enough to a woman to make her go back into a fire? The loss of this parent at a young age, the strangeness of her death—these become irritants that infect his relations with women, even with his daughter.
Meanwhile, Etta maintains both the home in town left to the sisters by their parents and an emotional support system that Pearl and Katie can count on. Though Etta dabbles in the spiritual and with a few intimate relationships, she comes to see how much she lives off the "leftovers" of Pearl and Katie's life.
When Pearl realizes that Buck "chippies around," she struggles to redefine her self. Can she fit herself back into a small life in town after living one vastly enlarged by the open prairie? she wonders. Katie too, as the behavior around her turns reckless, struggles to hold safe ground between her love for her parents and self-preservation.
Vulnerable, spirited, tough-minded Etta and Pearl are women to remember. Their story reflects the desolate lyrical landscape of Montana east of the Continental Divide. It is a complex story, told by a voice as subtly beautiful and clean as the prairie.
Montana Women edition by Toni Volk Literature Fiction eBooks
Loved this book as well as Toni's second book - Maybe in Missoula. She is a gifted, natural storyteller who knows Montana well and spins details and surprises on every page. Her writing appeals to diverse readers. I enjoy her work very much.Product details
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Montana Women edition by Toni Volk Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
Montana Women is a beautifully written novel. Ms. Volk's portrayal of the female psyche is stunning, making her characters remarkably real. I especially love Etta. Even Buck, the story's "bad guy," is so vulnerable in Ms. Volk's hands that one can't help but forgive his humanness.
I found Montana Women especially engaging for its portrayal of the ongoing acts of violence that take place in the lives of women--some so subtle that they are taken for granted--and for the characters' strength and courage to thrive nonetheless. Volk's skill at rendering characters makes them memorable, believable, and, oh, so likeable. My heart even went out to Buck and his struggle to outrun the demons constantly at his heels. He is so credible, he almost steals the show. But these female characters can hold their own.
Toni Volk has penned a fine novel of mid-20th century ranch life in Montana. Having spent nearly a third of my life there, I found the characters both typical and revealing of the prairie dweller's mindset. The torment and joys that Buck, Pearl, Etta, and Katie experience are like the landscape itself, ever changing and unpredictable. "Montana Women" is a novel that keeps the reader engaged, charmed, challenged, and hoping. Great storytelling! I highly recommend it.
I've got this book in hard back (autographed by the author) as well as on my . I love it. The author has an incredible writing style and her stories flow. They are easy to relate to as I grew up during this era.
Loved this book as well as Toni's second book - Maybe in Missoula. She is a gifted, natural storyteller who knows Montana well and spins details and surprises on every page. Her writing appeals to diverse readers. I enjoy her work very much.
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