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Dalva
Dalva | Jim Harrison
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Now available in eBook for the first time, Dalva is one of the finest novels by New York Times bestselling, much beloved author Jim Harrison: a beautifully crafted story of one woman’s journey to find her son. From her home on the California coast, Dalva hears the broad silence of the Nebraska prairie where she was born and longs for the son she gave up for adoption years before. Beautiful, fearless, tormented, at forty-five she has lived a life of lovers and adventures. Now, Dalva begins a journey that will take her back to the bosom of her family, to the half-Sioux lover of her youth, and to a pioneering great-grandfather whose journals recount the bloody annihilation of the Plains Indians. On the way, she discovers a story that stretches from East to West, from the Civil War to Wounded Knee and Vietnam—and finds the balm to heal her wild and wounded soul.One of Harrison’s most ambitious novels, Dalva explores an extraordinary family through the strong, engaging voice of an unforgettable woman, confirming Harrison as one of America’s most memorable writers.
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Lcsmcat
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Centering around an eccentric historian‘s access to the MC‘s g-grandfather‘s journals, this look at history, ethics, family, myth, community, and spirituality is wrapped in a great story with elegant prose. Sometimes funny, sometimes sad. I highlighted many quotes, but didn‘t want to stop reading long enough to post them. Letter D for #litsyAtoZ, No 1 for #14books14weeks

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Lcsmcat
Dalva | Jim Harrison
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My first book for #14Books14Weeks. @Liz_M

Tamra Funny, I was just referencing Harrison‘s poetry today! 1w
Lcsmcat @Tamra I‘ll have to look for his poetry. I‘ve only read his novels, but given how great his prose is I‘m going to fix that. 1w
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BlueMonday42
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This is the kind of story that only Harrison could‘ve told. Part history lesson, part quest for truth, and part love story, this is one of the most memorable characters from his work and one his great stories of nature, truth, and hope.

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BigDaddy
Dalva | Jim Harrison
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Jim Harrison wrote many great books. This is the first book of his I read, and it's still my favorite