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Lädt ... Hour Glassvon Michelle Rene
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Set in the lawless town of Deadwood, South Dakota, Hour Glass shares an intimate look at the woman behind the legend of Calamity Jane told through the eyes of twelve-year-old Jimmy Glass. After their pa falls deathly ill with smallpox, Jimmy and his sister, Hour, travel into Deadwood to seek help. While their pa is in quarantine, the two form unbreakable bonds with the surrogate family that emerges from the tragedy of loss. In a place where life is fragile and families are ripped apart by disease, death, and desperation, a surprising collection of Deadwood's inhabitants surround Jimmy, Hour, and Jane. There, in the most unexpected of places, they find a family protecting them from the uncertainty and chaos that surrounds them all. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Really didn't know much about this woman, knew who she was of course, but few details. Quite a bit of this story is an accurate historical portrayal, and the author did a fantastic job of fitting her fictional story within it's frame. The life of prostitutes, the difficulties of life on the frontier, the violence, the town of Deadwood and the horrible smallpox epidemic that cost so many their lives. This story though was Jane's, her own love of storytelling, her strengths and her many weaknesses. The atmosphere was amazing, so realistic, vivid. Even adored the support characters, but my heart fell for young Hour. A young girl, who will owe much to Jane and will add much to this wonderful story.
So glad more and more Westerns are once again being written, such a colorful time of our past. Not all good, but colorful with some amazingly hardy people waiting in the wings.This was quite a large sisters read and I think the first time we all loved the story.
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