{"product_id":"waltzing-montana-9781496225054","title":"Waltzing Montana","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in central rural Montana in 1925, Waltzing Montana follows midwife Mildred Harrington as she grapples with feelings for her old sweetheart while also trying to overcome the horrific abuse that she suffered as a young teenager.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Blew's close attention to gender and what women in particular had to endure living and working on ranches elevates \u003ci\u003eWaltzing Montana\u003c\/i\u003e in the Western genre. . . . \u003ci\u003eWaltzing Montana\u003c\/i\u003e is the gritty, beautiful, and startling western love story that does, indeed, satisfy.\"—Maggie Doherty, \u003ci\u003eFlathead Beacon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“What we need most right now are stories that are down-to-the-bone authentic, and Mary Clearman Blew gives us one with her new novel, \u003ci\u003eWaltzing Montana\u003c\/i\u003e. The women and men in this book are not only resilient but find their true meaning in forging through challenge: drought, war, and the Spanish flu pandemic. And yet Blew artfully nods to their limits too. There’s only so much brutality a person can endure, and the ravages of pain and abandonment Blew portrays in these pages stir acts of forgiveness, patience, and abiding friendship, which allow the deepest wounds to finally heal.”—Debra Gwartney, author of \u003ci\u003eI Am a Stranger Here Myself\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Mary Clearman Blew is in the saddle again with a galloping western romance. Set on the Montana plains in the 1920s, \u003ci\u003eWaltzing Montana\u003c\/i\u003e is an adventure story about a horseback midwife and her cowboy lover, so vivid you can smell the sagebrush.”—Annick Smith, author of \u003ci\u003eCrossing the Plains with Bruno\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409235353943,"sku":"9781496225054","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781496225054.jpg?v=1730506078","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/waltzing-montana-9781496225054","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}