A review by abookishtype
Lone Women by Victor LaValle

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

For more than a million people, the American West was a place to disappear, to start over, to find independence. The Homestead Acts offered land in exchange for labor; if you could successfully farm the land and pay the fees, you’d receive 160 acres of land from the US government. Adelaide Henry is banking on both of those things when a horrific disaster sends her running from her family’s farm in California. Lone Women, by Victor LaValle, tells Adelaide’s harrowing tale of survival in the brutal lands of early-Twentieth century Montana. Not only does she have to contend with never-ending wind, dirt, hunger, and racism, Adelaide also has to fight for her life against a murderous family and her deadly family secret...

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