The Outlander by Gil Adamson, 384 pages2nd Canadian Book Challenge
The lady on the cover, a widow by her own hand (I love that phrase!) is being chased across the wild west of Canada in 1903 by her (ex) twin brothers in law. There certainly wasn't a lot of support for women in those days for marriage counselling or post-partum depression. Not a lot of options for women.
This is part adventure, part history of mining and the west, and a beautiful love story. The widow, who barely gets a name, spends most of the book learning about herself. An ignored child of her widowed father, married off to the first guy who comes along, and then isolated and treated like a slave, she never really had a moment to be herself, by herself, until she is on the lam and living in the wild. She meets some helpful men along the way.
I could see this done as a movie, with lots of suspense and action and a love story that I really enjoyed. The last sentence was the only part that disappointed me, but I'll read that the way I'd like to, and then it becomes a great book.
I think I saw this on the Canada Reads table at the library but honestly had no idea what it was about. Sounds great! I'm adding it to the List.
ReplyDeleteI have this one on my TBR list and really want to read it. Glad to see you enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteGlad to see this glowing review! I loved this book...and I think that last sentence is meant to keep open the possibility of a sequel (keeping my fingers crossed!).
ReplyDeleteI have wanted to read this book for a while but haven't got around to it yet! It sounds good, though!
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ReplyDeleteI just got this from amazon for $5. I've been wanting to read it for awhile. Glad you liked it!
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