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Whiskey When We're Dry
- Narrated by: Sophie Amoss
- Length: 15 hrs and 24 mins
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Whiskey When We're Dry
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Summary
In the sweeping storytelling tradition of Larry McMurty's Lonesome Dove and Charles Frazier's Cold Mountain, Whiskey When We're Dry transcends the straight-and-narrow Western to land among the classics.
In the spring of 1885, 17-year-old Jessilyn Harney finds herself orphaned and alone on her family's homestead. Desperate to fend off starvation and predatory neighbours, she cuts her hair, binds her chest, saddles her beloved mare and sets off across the mountains. Her goal? To find her gun-slinging fugitive brother Noah and bring him home.
A talented sharpshooter herself, Jess' quest lands her in the employ of the territory's violent, capricious governor, whose militia is also hunting Noah - dead or alive. Wrestling with her brother's outlaw identity and haunted by questions of her own, Jess must outmanoeuvre those who underestimate her, ultimately rising to become a hero in her own right.
Told in Jess' wholly original and unforgettable voice, the story brims with gripping Western action, but its approach is modern and nuanced, touching on powerful issues from gender and sexuality to family and identity.
Critic reviews
“A powerful, impressive novel with a visceral sense of time and place.” (Times)
“True Grit meets Blood Meridian meets Mulan.” (Stuart Neville)
“Whiskey When We're Dry transcends many of the genre's limitations." (Sunday Times)
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- Busy Manager
- 04-07-23
Lyrical Story Telling
Intense and raw but yet warm and surprising. Life lived on the outer edge from star to finish.
Narration is second to none.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Dan Skov-Christensen
- 09-11-22
Fantastic Narration
The narrator's performance was amazing and added so much depth to the story. I'm very glad I picked this up as an audiobook.
the story was great as well, a slower start but very good as things got going. Sapphic outlaws and a gritty setting, really felt like it could have been a real story.
Heartbreaking ending that still managed to surprise me.
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