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Montana 1948

By Larry Watson
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Set in Montana in 1948, this novel follows twelve-year-old David Hayden as a summer of shocking revelations changes his understanding of his family. His father is the town sheriff, his mother is strong-willed, and his uncle is a respected war hero and doctor. The story centres on Marie Little Soldier, the family's Sioux housekeeper, whose disclosures challenge everything David thought he knew about loyalty, justice, and power.
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Ideal for readers who appreciate poignant stories of moral complexity, family secrets, and coming-of-age narratives set against a vividly realised historical backdrop.

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This tale of lost innocence and adulthood gained has its roots in the events of summer, 1948. It is at that time in Montana, childhood home of David Hayden, that the memories of those closest to the then 12-year-old David are revealed, showing him that truth is not what he had believed it to be.

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Montana, 1948; and the events of one cataclysmic summer will for ever alter twelve-year-old David Hayden's view of his family. His father, a small-town sheriff; his remarkably strong-willed mother; his uncle, a war hero and respected doctor; and the family's Sioux housekeeper, Marie Little Soldier, whose shocking revelations form the heart of the story.As their memories unravel before David's eyes, he comes to learn that the truth is not what you believe it to be. That power is abused. And that sometimes you have to choose between loyalty and justice... Brilliantly evoking both time and place, Larry Watson recounts David's age-old tale of childhood lost and adulthood gained.

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ISBN: 9780330336796

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 October 1995

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pan Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 118.0mm

Height: 181.0mm

Weight: 114g

Pages: 176

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