Bibliograph

In calamity's wake, Natalee Caple

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In calamity's wake, Natalee Caple

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

In calamity's wake

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Natalee Caple

Summary

In the badlands of the North American west in the late 1800s, a young woman, Miette, embarks on a quest to find the mother who abandoned her: the notorious Calamity Jane. Miette knows Jane only as an infamous soldier, drinker and exhibition shooter, but she sets out nonetheless across a landscape peopled with madwomen, thieves, minstrels and ghosts, each of them adding to the story of her famous mother. As Miette makes her inevitable way to Deadwood, South Dakota, history and myth collide to create a picture of a remarkable woman who shattered the expectations of her time, and of a daughter who must confront the truth of her past. Blending fiction with real conversations and events, In Calamity's Wake transports us, through vividly crafted atmosphere and seductive storytelling, to a Wild West we've never seen before

Target audience

adult

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