Sara Paretsky, 2008The author portrays two families who have been farming adjacent land since the 1850's. She infuses the novel with social and political themes of intolerance and feminism and writes about family figures who wrestle with thorny dilemmas. In words, images, and the cadences of midwestern speech, Paretsky paints the landscape of the Kansas prairie and the cycles of the land in this memorable and tragic tale. Paretsky is the author of the V.I Warshavski detective series.
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