Let Him Go
by Larry Watson
2020-12-29 21:58:11
A retired sheriff and his wife go after their young grandson in âa fast-paced story of marital love, family violence and small-town justiceâ (Pioneer Press). Itâs been years since George and Margaret Blackledge lost their son James, an...
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A retired sheriff and his wife go after their young grandson in âa fast-paced story of marital love, family violence and small-town justiceâ (Pioneer Press). Itâs been years since George and Margaret Blackledge lost their son James, and months since his widow, Lorna, took off with their only grandson and married Donnie Weboy. Margaret is resolved to find and retrieve the boyâwhile George is none too eager to stir up trouble. Soon, the Blackledges find themselves entangled with the entire Weboy clan, who are determined not to give up the boy without a fight. The author of Montana 1948 returns to big sky country in midcentury America with a riveting novel pervaded with a sense of menace that âtraces the desperate lengths families will go to in order to protect their ownâ (Publishers Weekly, starred review). âWatson evokes the deepest kind of suspense: that based upon the fact that humans are unpredictable and perhaps ultimately unknowableâeven to their most intimate associates. This fierce, tense book is beautifully written, with spare and economical prose . . . A brilliant achievement.â âAlice LaPlante, New York Timesâbestselling author of Turn of Mind âAn outstanding work that is sure to expand Watsonâs audience of devoted readers. Not to be missed.â âLibrary Journal (starred review)
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