A review by maralyons
Lone Women by Victor LaValle

4.0

Lone Women is an intriguing historical novel about a woman who becomes a homesteader in rural northern Montana after her parents are brutally murdered. The story immediately grabbed me as it's unclear what has happened and caused Adelaide to flee from her California home. Adelaide lived in a black community of farmers before fleeing to Montana, where land is offered at a discount to those willing to commit and able to successfully farm the land after several years. The story builds slowly and we're not sure who to trust in Montana. Though I was fascinated by the story, I found it a little hard to connect with the characters. I did enjoy how we see an array of familial and friendship bonds. I listened to the audiobook, which is phenomenally narrated by Joniece Abott-Pratt.

Thank you to the publishers for providing this book. All thoughts are my own.