Sweep Out the Ashes (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781496216427)

2020 Spur Award Finalist from Western Writers of America

Diana Karnov came to Versailles to uncover secrets. Teaching college history in remote northern Montana offers the opportunity to put distance between herself and her overbearing great-aunts and to uncover information about her parents, especially the father she can't even remember.

At first overwhelmed by the brutal winter, Diana throws herself into exploring mysteries her aunts refuse to explain. Eventually, she befriends several locals, including a student, Cheryl Le Tellier, and her brother, Jake. As Diana's relationship with Jake deepens, he discusses his M tis heritage and culture, exposing the enormous gaps in her historical knowledge. Astounded, Diana begins to understand that American narratives, what she learns about her father, and the capacity for women to work and learn is not as set and certain as she was taught. Mary Clearman Blew deftly balances these 1970s pressure points with multifaceted characters and a layered romance to deliver an instant Western classic.

Author: Mary Clearman Blew
ISBN-10: 1496216423
ISBN-13: 9781496216427
Publisher: Bison Books
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2019
Pages: 276
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.63d