Rating: 4/5
Review: This was an interesting book. The main character, Mary, has a disturbed mind, but she is not crazy. She has lost a child, killed her husband, and is now on the run from her twin brothers-in-law. The experiences that she has, and the people she meets makes for an intriguing story. I didn't like how abruptly it ended, however, and would have liked an epilogue or something for better closure. The writing style is very eloquent, though, and you can really tell that the author is a successful poet.
Book Description: In 1903 a mysterious young woman flees alone across the West, one heart-pounding step ahead of the law. At nineteen, Mary Boulton has just become a widow—and her husband's killer. As bloodhounds track her frantic race toward the mountains, she is tormented by mad visions and by the knowledge that her two ruthless brothers-in-law are in pursuit, determined to avenge their younger brother's death. Responding to little more than the primitive fight for life, the widow retreats ever deeper into the wilderness—and into the wilds of her own mind—encountering an unforgettable cast of eccentrics along the way.
