In crisp, restrained prose, Watson ( In a Dark Time ) indelibly portrays the moral dilemma of a family torn between justice and loyalty by implication, he also illuminates some dark corners of our national history. David confronts his uncle's racism and the evasions and denials his family has constructed to cover up the affair. Frank is arrested by his brother, who locks the confessed sexual abuser in the basement to save him from the embarrassment of jail. When Marie dies, presumably of pneumonia, David provides key evidence that implicates his uncle in her murder. Uncle Frank's latest victim is Marie Little Soldier, the Haydens' Sioux housekeeper. His pious Lutheran mother informs his father, Wesley, the county sheriff, that David's uncle Frank, a doctor, has been molesting and raping Native American girls during routine medical exams. Gail and Wesley, David’s parents, attempt to enlist the help of Wesley’s brother Frank, a. It begins with David noticing that his Native American babysitter, Marie Little Soldier is unwell. Narrator David Hayden tells the story as an adult looking back at the traumatic events that scarred yet matured him when he was 12. Montana 1948 is narrated by David Hayden, now a middle-aged history teacher, reflecting on the summer of 1948 that changed his entire life. During the summer of 1948, a solid, middle-class family in a small Montana town is wrenched apart by scandal, murder and suicide. Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio. To 12-year-old David Hayden, his family is comfortable and familiar. Both Library Journal and Booklist named Montana 1948 one of the Best Books of 1993. OL78436W Page_number_confidence 82.00 Pages 202 Pdf_module_version 0.0.19 Ppi 300 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20200927115744 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 757 Scandate 20200923151252 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9780915943135 Sent_to_scribe Tts_version 4.A stark tragedy unfolds in Watson's taut, memorable novel, the winner of the publisher's National Fiction Prize. It is a tale of love and courage, of power abused, and of the terrible choice between family loyalty and justice. Filled with sharply drawn characters and set in an archetypal western town, this remarkable coming-of-age story is also a gripping mystery. David Hayden, now a history teacher, narrates the events of over 40 years ago, when his father, trained as a lawyer, was in his second. Urn:lcp:montana1948novel0000wats:lcpdf:6e07cb20-9cd2-4810-a9ab-20c8ef0610ab Watson (In a Dark Time, 1980), winner of the 1993 Milkweed National Fiction Prize, offers a lean, gaunt narrative rich with implication about a 12-year-old boy who witnesses the anguish of his sheriff father, who is forced to arrest his own brother for rape. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 07:05:56 Boxid IA1947014 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier Bridgess voice and personality ideally suit this prize-winning novel, which he delivers with drama and resonance.
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