Montana 1948
by Larry Watson, David Huddle (Afterword)
 
 

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Beau Bridges's reading of this tragic story of a struggle between family loyalty and justice is outstanding. Twelve-year-old David Hayden's view of his family and his life is forever changed by the events in his small town. And, surprisingly, through a series of lies, the town itself is never totally aware of all the Hayden family problems and decisions. Bridges manages to convey the powerful emotions of David as well as all the adults involved. His subtle changes of tone and clear, distinct enunciation adds a richness and drama to Watson's characterizations. This fine work of fiction is enhanced and enriched by this narration. A real treasure! S.C.A. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. 

From Kirkus Reviews 
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. David's grandfather was also once a sheriff in a place where the land is harsh, the wind strong, and the sky endless. Meanwhile, David's 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. David's father investigates and wrests from Frank a promise that he won't 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 Watson's story treats the consequences of that arrest: grandfather Hayden threatens his sheriff son, excusing the war hero uncle's sexual rapacity as normal instinct (``You know Frank's always been partial to red meat''); and Frank, after busting all the jelly and preserve jars in the basement where he's 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. -- Copyright ©1993, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. 

Book Description 
 

The events of that small-town summer forever alter David Hayden's view of his family: his self-effacing father, a sheriff who never wears his badge; his clear sighted mother; his uncle, a charming war hero and respected doctor; and the Hayden's lively, statuesque Sioux housekeeper, Marie Little Soldier, whose revelations are at the heart of the story. It is a tale of love and courage, of power abused, and of the terrible choice between family loyalty and justice. 

Ingram 
The summer of a young boy's twelfth year culminates in life-changing events that affect every member of the Hayden household, including a self-effacing father, a clear-sighted mother, a war-hero uncle, and a Sioux housekeeper. Reprint. Tour. AB. LJ. 

The publisher, Milkweed Editions , October 4, 1996
ALA Booklist "Editors' Choice,"1993
A family is torn between justice and loyalty in Larry Watson's stunning novel--Milkweed's best selling title to date."Stunning. . . a kind of thriller and certainly a page-turner, but, moreover, it is a quiet, almost meditative reflection on the hopelessly compex issue of doing the right thing. . . . This spare, poetic novel will be compared with Norman MacLean's A River Runs Through It. . . but Watson deserves his own space under Montana's big sky."--ALA Boolist"My favorite novel of 1993 . . . utterly mesmerizing."--The Nation ALA/YALSA, Best Books for Young Adults, 1994 Mountains & Plains Award, 1994 The New York Public Library "Books for the Teen Age," 1993 Friends of American Writers Award Banta Award 1994 The Critic's Choice 1995-199 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
 
 

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