Jackalope Dreams
Mary Clearman Blew
(Author)
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Description
The departed men in her life still have plenty to say to Corey. Her father, a legendary rodeo cowboy who punctuated his lifelong pronouncements with a bullet to his head, may be the loudest. But in this story of Montana--a story in which the old West meets the new and tradition has its way with just about everyone--it is Corey's voice we listen to. In this tour de force of voices big and small, sure and faltering, hers comes across resonant and clear, directing us to the heart of the matter.Winner of the 2008 Western Heritage Award, Jackalope Dreams plays out against the mythology of the Old West--a powerful amalgam of ranching history, Marlboro Men, and train robbery reenactments. This story of the newly orphaned, spinsterish Corey is a sometimes comical, sometimes poignant tale of coming-of-age a little late. As she tries to recapture an old dream of becoming a painter--of preserving some modicum of true art amid the virtual reality of modern Montana--Corey finds herself figuring in other dramas as well, other, younger lives already at least as lost as her own.
Product Details
Price
$21.95
$20.41
Publisher
Bison Books
Publish Date
September 01, 2011
Pages
408
Dimensions
5.3 X 8.29 X 1.11 inches | 1.23 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780803237681
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About the Author
Mary Clearman Blew is the author or editor of numerous books, including three books of short stories and the memoir This Is Not the Ivy League (Nebraska 2011). She is a professor of English at the University of Idaho and has twice won the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award, once in fiction and once in nonfiction, as well as the Western Literature Association's Distinguished Achievement Award.
Reviews
"[Jackalope Dreams] gives us an example--if any is required--of why fiction is still necessary and what it uniquely offers. . . . Sentences seethe with urgent, unhurried energy, and the description of the land the author so clearly loves is in service of the story, not showing off. You come to care deeply about these people, caught between an uncapturable past and an uncertain future. Jackalope Dreams is a small masterpiece."--Paul Wilner, Los Angeles Times Book Review -- (3/16/2008 12:00:00 AM)
"Blew knows how to fuse the rugged with the delicate--some readers may be reminded of Plainsong author Kent Haruf's no-nonsense approach."--John Mark Eberhart, Kansas City Star -- (3/29/2008 12:00:00 AM)
"Engrossing. . . . Blew gets so much right, from her beautiful, clear prose to her sharp humor to her rich characterizations. . . . Jackalope Dreams satisfies."--Jenny Shank, NewWest.net -- (3/31/2008 12:00:00 AM)
"Nothing less than stunning: a story beautifully told, characters richly conceived and developed, lessons subtly delivered. . . . It is the poetry and preciseness of Blew's writing that set Jackalope Dreams apart from others of its ilk. Hers is storytelling of the highest order."--Sherry Devlin, Missoulian -- (4/20/2008 12:00:00 AM)
"In Blew's commendable fiction debut . . . [the author's] distinctive narrative voice and knack for description keep the story on track."--Publishers Weekly
"When Mary Clearman Blew reaches her stride, I dare you to put this book down."--C. K. Crigger, Roundup Magazine -- (10/1/2008 12:00:00 AM)
"Blew knows how to fuse the rugged with the delicate--some readers may be reminded of Plainsong author Kent Haruf's no-nonsense approach."--John Mark Eberhart, Kansas City Star -- (3/29/2008 12:00:00 AM)
"Engrossing. . . . Blew gets so much right, from her beautiful, clear prose to her sharp humor to her rich characterizations. . . . Jackalope Dreams satisfies."--Jenny Shank, NewWest.net -- (3/31/2008 12:00:00 AM)
"Nothing less than stunning: a story beautifully told, characters richly conceived and developed, lessons subtly delivered. . . . It is the poetry and preciseness of Blew's writing that set Jackalope Dreams apart from others of its ilk. Hers is storytelling of the highest order."--Sherry Devlin, Missoulian -- (4/20/2008 12:00:00 AM)
"In Blew's commendable fiction debut . . . [the author's] distinctive narrative voice and knack for description keep the story on track."--Publishers Weekly
"When Mary Clearman Blew reaches her stride, I dare you to put this book down."--C. K. Crigger, Roundup Magazine -- (10/1/2008 12:00:00 AM)
