The outlander : a novel
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Published
New York : Ecco, c2008.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Status
Sequim - Fiction (Adult)
ADAMSON Gil
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Published
New York : Ecco, c2008.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
389 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English

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General Note
"Originally published in Canada in 2007 by House of Anansi Press"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
Set in 1903, Adamson's compelling debut tells the wintry tale of 19-year-old Mary Boulton (widowed by her own hand) and her frantic odyssey across Idaho and Montana. The details of Boulton's sad past and unhappy marriage, a dead child, crippling depression slowly emerge as she reluctantly ventures into the mountains, struggling to put distance between herself and her two vicious brothers-in-law, who track her like prey in retaliation for her killing of their kin. Boulton's journey and ultimate liberation is made all the more captivating by the delirium that runs in the recesses of her mind and speaks to the resilience of the female spirit in the early part of the last century. Lean prose, full-bodied characterization, memorable settings and scenes of hardship all lift this book above the pack.