Sue Hallgarth
Autor von On the Rocks; A Willa Cather and Edith Lewis Mystery
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Her research about Grand Manan, Cather & Lewis, and the time period are obviously top notch. I enjoyed little tidbits she added such as the hot read for tourists of that 1926 summer season being All Quiet on the Western Front or how United States federal agents "had taken to [accidentally] shooting innocent victims" in their zeal to enforce prohibition: "One man out for a Sunday drive with his family in Minnesota took twenty-six slugs from a border patrolman's shotgun." I imagine Hallgarth didn't make that up.
Of course, what kept me reading and what will draw Cather enthusiasts to this book is the curiosity of how Hallgarth represents Cather and her ideas. It was refreshing to see Edith Lewis, who has been woefully neglected (or actively dismissed) in writing about Cather, take center stage. I found myself wanting to know much more about Lewis after reading this novel, but during the reading I always perked up when Cather came on the scene or when Lewis's thoughts turned to reminiscence and/or speculation about Cather and their life together.
A friend wrote to me that Willa Cather is probably rolling over in her grave at having been fictionalized, but, at the risk of sounding corny, I think it's pretty neat.… (mehr)