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| Title | : | Dalva (Dalva #1) |
| Author | : | Jim Harrison |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Contemporary Classics |
| Pages | : | Pages: 336 pages |
| Published | : | January 1st 1991 by Washington Square Press (first published 1988) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Literary Fiction |
Jim Harrison
Paperback | Pages: 336 pages Rating: 4.18 | 3102 Users | 272 Reviews
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From her home on the California coast, Dalva hears the broad silence of the Nebraska prairie where she was born and longs for the son she gave up for adoption years before. Beautiful, fearless, tormented, at forty-five she has lived a life of lovers and adventures. Now, Dalva begins a journey that will take her back to the bosom of her family, to the half-Sioux lover of her youth, and to a pioneering great-grandfather whose journals recount the bloody annihilation of the Plains Indians. On the way, she discovers a story that stretches from East to West, from the Civil War to Wounded Knee and Vietnam -- and finds the balm to heal her wild and wounded soul.
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| Original Title: | Dalva |
| ISBN: | 0671740679 (ISBN13: 9780671740672) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Dalva #1 |
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Ratings: 4.18 From 3102 Users | 272 ReviewsWeigh Up About Books Dalva (Dalva #1)
yay i loved this book so much. it reminded me of barbara kingsolver only better. i love dalva, she is a classic woman to me with the ranching and horse sense and boldness and strength, but i know classic woman isn't a real anything. except she lied at the beginning of the book when she said she doesn't live in memories like most people. i understand though. and i wish i grew up riding horses and i was closer to my grandfather. such an interesting, creative story and man! harrison can reallyDalva is the first of a two part examination of a well to do but vaguely dysfunctional multi-generational family living in rural Nebraska during the early twentieth century. By weaving the same story multiple times from the viewpoint of different family member narrators he paints an interesting picture of the effects of a benevolent tyrant on successive generations. Harrison's love and understanding of Native Americans, especially the plains Indians, is an essential strand in the multiple
I expected to love this book. I didn't. While Harrison is obviously a brilliant historian, his knowledge and passion for Nebraska and Native American history didn't translate for me into an appealing story. It felt as though the author's main purpose was to educate us rather than engage us. Often I felt as though I were sitting in a history lecture with sporadic moments of wry humor. And I wanted to care about the characters, but they were just too cerebral to be real. While Michael made me
Three point five stars.There are several male authors who are generally regarded as having a great ability to write from the perspective of a female character. When I read these authors I disagree with the assessment, most notably because they fail to capture the true complexity that is the essence of being a woman. Jim Harrison is an exception. With the character of Dalva, he explores all the layers of conflict and identity that are part of growing up female in a patriarchal society.Dalva, at
Embedded in this brilliant novel is this single poignant sentence:Back on the front porch, I saw her in the far corner of the yard, pushing an empty tire swing as if it held an imaginary child.Jim Harrison can raise a lump in your throat. By this point in the book we are already in love with Dalva. She is 45, beyond intelligent, fetching, equal parts sentimental and pragmatic. She is as self-sufficient as it is possible to be. She can, as they say, ride a horse. When she was a young girl, she
There were things that annoyed me in reading this book, but they were overwhelmed by things I loved: interesting, mysterious, smart female protagonist; 19th c history of the Great Plains/front range of the Rockies; farms; horses; and above all Harrisons beautiful, intelligent writing about people and landscape.
This book and The Road Home are my favorites. I became so invested in this story. I loved the way Harrison interwove a native family history with a white-western family and highlighted the complexities and challenges of it. His intimate knowledge with the Nebraska landscape was enchanting. I fell in love with this family and I wanted everything to work out for them.
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