Bittersweet - Softcover

Barr, Nevada

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0380799502 ISBN 13: 9780380799503

Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks, 1999

Synopsis

Award-winning author Nevada Barr reveals another side to her remarkable storytelling prowess with this heart-wrenching yet tender tale of two women whose boundless devotion to each other is continually challenged in nineteenth century America.

About this title

About the Author:

Navada Barr is the award-winning author of seven Anna Pigeon mysteries: Track of the Cat, A Superior Death, Ill Wind, Firestorm, Endangered Species, Blind Descent, and Liberty Falling. She lives in Mississippi and was most recently a ranger on the Natchez Trace Parkway

Review:

"Barr has drawn on women's diaries from the Old West to bring detail to this unusual romance. The result is an intriguing story, sensitive and authentic-sounding, and far different from what is usually considered a Western novel."-- "The Miami Herald""This is a novel of power and vitality that will grip the reader...The author's skill in writing lively, often humorous dialogue and indeveloping strong, unique characters in a setting described with authenticity is impressive."-- "Library Journal""A sensitive novel...Barr tells an extraordinary story of two women in the Old West, not only pioneers but lovers forced to keep theirlove a secret...Barr succeeds in conveying the meaning of these brave and desperate lives."-- "Booklist""The novel...is tender and gentle in its exploration of commitment between two women, especially in days when females wereexpected to live out their narrow lives doing exhausting work and obeying their husbands."-- "St. Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch"

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0380799502
• ISBN 13: 9780380799503
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 362