Lone Women: A Novel (Unabridged)
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Publisher Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Blue skies, empty land—and enough wide-open space to hide a horrifying secret. A woman with a past, a mysterious trunk, a town on the edge of nowhere, and an “absorbing, powerful” (BuzzFeed) new vision of the American West, from the award-winning author of The Changeling.
“Propulsive . . . LaValle combines chills with deep insights into our country’s divides.”—Los Angeles Times
ONE OF BOOKPAGE'S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • FINALIST FOR THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE AND LOCUS AWARD
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Adelaide Henry carries an enormous steamer trunk with her wherever she goes. It’s locked at all times. Because when the trunk opens, people around Adelaide start to disappear.
The year is 1915, and Adelaide is in trouble. Her secret sin killed her parents, forcing her to flee California in a hellfire rush and make her way to Montana as a homesteader. Dragging the trunk with her at every stop, she will become one of the “lone women” taking advantage of the government’s offer of free land for those who can tame it—except that Adelaide isn’t alone. And the secret she’s tried so desperately to lock away might be the only thing that will help her survive the harsh territory.
Crafted by a modern master of magical suspense, Lone Women blends shimmering prose, an unforgettable cast of adventurers who find horror and sisterhood in a brutal landscape, and a portrait of early-twentieth-century America like you’ve never seen. And at its heart is the gripping story of a woman desperate to bury her past—or redeem it.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
A family curse makes a Black woman’s burden even heavier in this gritty historical novel set in 1914 Montana. After leaving her old life behind, Adelaide settles near the small town of Big Sandy, hoping to live off the land. But there’s a mysterious danger locked in her steamer trunk—and that’s on top of the threats posed by her bigoted new neighbors. Victor LaValle combines elements of the Western genre with supernatural horror for an absolutely captivating listen. His writing makes every moment feel cinematic, with Adelaide struggling for survival against the unforgiving elements, a mostly white town full of aggressive teetotalers, and an eerie, unnamed threat. Narrator Joniece Abbott-Pratt truly captures the complexities of the story’s sandblasted characters, underlining how this period thriller is full of horror and heart.