- Taschenbuch: 336 Seiten
- Verlag: Mariner Books; Auflage: Reprint (13. August 2002)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0618257497
- ISBN-13: 978-0618257492
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 20,3 x 13,2 x 2,5 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.324.436 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Virginia Price is a 17-year-old socialite in post-World War I Manhattan. "Starved for places with possibilities," she finds what she seeks in speakeasies, "containers of smoke and laughter and jazz." She also finds trouble in the form of a fellow blue blood who rapes her. Pregnant, Virginia is forced by her mother to have the child in Montana, away from society's prying eyes. Big Sky Country works its magic on the high-spirited teenager, who falls in love with a combat-weary veteran who finds his possibilities in work and solitude, "the hollow crack of chopping wood, the slap of trout feeding off the riverbank." First-novelist Jones is at his best when he's working between the seams of the somewhat tired plot; like fellow Montana first novelist Clare Davis (Winter Range, 2000), he writes powerfully about landscape and its effect on how individuals see the world. As the melodramatic story winds its way along a predictable course, echoing The Horse Whisperer, we look elsewhere for satisfaction--and find it in those same still moments that give solace to the taciturn hero. A flawed but impressive debut. Bill Ott
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Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Bibliothekseinband .
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A pregnant flapper type falls for a shell-shocked soldier out West. First novelist Jones has a good track record, having done time as the editor of Big Sky Journal.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Bibliothekseinband .
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Bibliothekseinband .
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This year's surprise
7. Dezember 2001
Format:Bibliothekseinband
This really is a wonderful book, but not accurately described, I think, by the editorial reviews and book jacket, which lead you to believe that it is plot-driven. It's more of a character-driven and introspective novel with a richness of detail that is very evocative of the time and location. It was hard for me to believe that a man wrote this, inasmuch as the protagonist is a woman and his characterization resonated so profoundly with me. The careful attention to detail does not weigh down the storyline, though; this must have been very hard to accomplish! One side note (that shows my ignorance about this form of writing): why does the author not use quotation marks when writing dialogue? I found this a little disconcerting, but then it also contributed to the feeling that so much of the converstion mirrored the characters' internal dialogue(...)
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11. Oktober 2001
Format:Bibliothekseinband
Allen Jones does more than just bring the characters of his novel, LAST YEAR'S RIVER, to life on the page; he makes them larger than life, to the point where they haunt your thoughts and days. Simply put, this historical novel is a love story. But, the way Jones tells the story--with allusions to what the world was like at that time--is what is the most amazing feature of this novel. Do yourself a favor: buy this book and put aside two or three days to read it. Better yet, read LAST YEAR'S RIVER slowly, savor it, you won't want it to end.
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A great read for times like these
28. September 2001
Format:Bibliothekseinband
This was a terrific book that took me away from all the horrors that surround us in our country right now. The novel is set during a period when America was strong and without the threat of war, and the storyline is filled with romance, intrigue, historical & geographical accuracy. A young NY socialite named Virginia, pregnant because her boyfriend has raped her, is sent to a ranch in Wyoming with her delicate Aunt, where she is to have the child in secrecy. Once there she falls in love with the son of the ranch owner- a young man back from WWI, with battle fatigue. Virginia has an absolute sexual and emotional revolution that ends up affecting every one around her.
READ THIS BOOK! You'll escape for a few hundred pages, and feel better that you did.
READ THIS BOOK! You'll escape for a few hundred pages, and feel better that you did.
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