From the bestselling author of Eventide, The Tie That Bindsis a powerfully eloquent tribute to the arduous demands of rural America, and of the tenacity of the human spirit.
Colorado, January 1977.
Eighty-year-old Edith Goodnough lies in a hospital bed, IV taped to the back of her hand, police officer at her door.
She is charged with murder.
The clues: a sack of chicken feed slit with a knife, a milky-eyed dog tied outdoors one cold afternoon.
The motives: the brutal business of farming and a family code of ethics as unforgiving as the winter prairie itself.
Here, Kent Haruf delivers the sweeping tale of a woman of the American High Plains, as told by her neighbor, Sanders Roscoe.
As Roscoe shares what he knows, Edith's tragedies unfold: a childhood of pre-dawn chores, a mother's death, a violence that leaves a father dependent on his children, forever enraged.
Here is the story of a woman who sacrifices her happiness in the name of family--and then, in one gesture, reclaims her freedom.
| Clues | A sack of chicken feed slit with a knife a milkyeyed dog tied outdoors one cold afternoon |
|---|---|
| The motives | The brutal business of farming and a family code of ethics as unforgiving as the winter prairie itself |
| Edith's tragedies unfold | A childhood of predawn chores a mothers death a violence that leaves a father dependent on his children forever enraged |
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