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Tributary
tracks the life of one rebellious woman in 1870s Utah who dares resist communal salvation in order to find her own.
Clair Martin's dauntless search for self leads her from the domination of Mormon polygamy to the chaos of Reconstruction Dixie and back to Utah where she learns from Shoshone Indian ways how to take her place, at last, in the land she loves. Quiet revolutions are the strongest. They change us from within. Praise for Tributary “You’ll love resolute Clair Martin, the equal of any man--or religion. Clair’s strength and survival are the heritage of western women.” --Sandra Dallas, author of True Sisters "Tributary is a remarkable odyssey of the American West, told in one of the most clear-sighted, unjudging, and original voices I've come across in years." --Molly Gloss, author of The Hearts of Horses |
"The language and writing are surefooted and fresh and often startling the way the best poetry can be startling. Richardson is a new American voice worth listening to.”
--Peter Heller, author of The Dog Stars and Kook
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“Barbara K. Richardson captures the grandeur and harshness of the Old West in a young woman’s struggle to find a home and a family without losing herself. A lyrical and haunting story not to be missed.”
--Margaret Coel, author of Buffalo Bill’s Dead Now
“Nothing less than an epic.” --Jesse Kornbluth, HeadButler.com
--Margaret Coel, author of Buffalo Bill’s Dead Now
“Nothing less than an epic.” --Jesse Kornbluth, HeadButler.com
"This is a gorgeous novel. Beautifully written and engaging, this is a story of one woman and her refusal to cave into societal norms in order to seek her own difficult and inspired path."
--Laura Pritchett, author of Sky Bridge
--Laura Pritchett, author of Sky Bridge
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"Clair Martin is one of the strongest and most intriguing characters I've come across. "Tributary is at once a sweeping tale of the old west and a deep and deft study of a young woman forging her own life amidst difficult and heartbreaking challenges. |
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"Richardson's writing brings the era and landscape to vivid life and her cast of characters, diverse and eccentric, round out an altogether amazing novel." --Cathy Langer Lead Buyer Tattered Cover Bookstore Denver, Colorado |
"Clair Martin [is] one of the strongest and most complex female characters since Charlotte Bronte gave us Jane Eyre. With stunning prose, gentle humor, and a subtle touch of grace, Richardson brings us a story of freedom and independence as vast and beautiful as the wild Utah Territory that holds it in place."
--Jana Richman, author of The Ordinary Truth
“From polygamist Mormon desert settlements to the yellow fever-plagued Gulf to an Idaho sheep ranch, Richardson evokes the 19th Century West and the human heart in all their complexity."
--Barbara Wright, author of Plain Language
"I've been hungering for a book like this since I finished Lonesome Dove--a tale of the Old West big enough to crawl into completely, full of magnetic characters, unspeakable dangers, and beautiful language. Tributary is the story of a ragtag group of frontier survivors. It's a big hot fudge sundae of a book—you wolf it down, and then you regret it's gone.
I loved it."
--Lisa Jones, author of Broken: A Love Story
--Jana Richman, author of The Ordinary Truth
“From polygamist Mormon desert settlements to the yellow fever-plagued Gulf to an Idaho sheep ranch, Richardson evokes the 19th Century West and the human heart in all their complexity."
--Barbara Wright, author of Plain Language
"I've been hungering for a book like this since I finished Lonesome Dove--a tale of the Old West big enough to crawl into completely, full of magnetic characters, unspeakable dangers, and beautiful language. Tributary is the story of a ragtag group of frontier survivors. It's a big hot fudge sundae of a book—you wolf it down, and then you regret it's gone.
I loved it."
--Lisa Jones, author of Broken: A Love Story
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Published by Torrey House Press: Writing the new West
Deepest thanks to David Sidwell for use of the photo of the beautiful Bear River.
Deepest thanks to David Sidwell for use of the photo of the beautiful Bear River.
