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First Published:
Apr 2023, 320 pages
Paperback:
Apr 2024, 320 pages
Book Reviewed by:
Jennifer Hon Khalaf
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Where Coyotes Howl may appear to be a classically conventional historical novel — a wide-eyed young woman travels out West to work as a teacher, but falls in love at first sight with a cowboy. Boy meets girl, they get married, they build a home together and plan on living happily ever after. Ellen only intends to stay in Wallace, Wyoming for a year, until she meets and falls in love with Charlie. With this simple story, Sandra Dallas conveys a depth and authenticity that overcomes the cynicism some might feel about romantic narratives. She also explores a wide spectrum (including some cruel realities) of women's experiences out West in the early 20th century.
The purity of the romance between Ellen and Charlie, combined with Dallas' simplicity and matter-of-factness (both in language and narrative), comfortably transports modern readers into a world that can be difficult to ...
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