false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170810080m/72308.jpg 72308 7 From her home on the California coast, Dalva hears the broad silence of the<P>Nebraska prairie where she was born and longs for the son she gave up for<P>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.<P> 1810457 1988 Dalva (Contemporary Classics (Washington Square Press)) total:429|5:183|4:148|3:74|2:23|1:1| 429 1776 562 48 72308 0671740679 9780671740672 411 47 4.14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170810080m/72308.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72308.Dalva 5 1 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Jan 29 16:17:14 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 16:20:01 -0800 2008 more...]]> 72308 0671740679 9780671740672 411 47 4.14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170810080m/72308.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72308.Dalva 5 1 false Tue Jan 01 10:26:28 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 01 10:33:39 -0800 2008 72308 0671740679 9780671740672 411 47 4.14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170810080m/72308.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72308.Dalva 5 1 false Sat Dec 01 18:10:50 -0800 2007 Mon Sep 17 12:32:20 -0700 2007 Sat Dec 01 18:09:10 -0800 2007 72308 0671740679 9780671740672 411 47 4.14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170810080m/72308.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72308.Dalva 5 1 false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1988 Wed Mar 19 12:08:04 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 19 12:10:48 -0700 2008 72308 0671740679 9780671740672 411 47 4.14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170810080m/72308.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72308.Dalva 5 1 false Tue Mar 04 18:18:43 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 04 18:53:24 -0800 2008 72308 0671740679 9780671740672 411 47 4.14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170810080m/72308.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72308.Dalva 3 0 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 20:46:40 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 20:07:10 -0800 2009
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 th...more...]]> 72308 0671740679 9780671740672 411 47 4.14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170810080m/72308.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72308.Dalva 4 0 false Mon Nov 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Oct 08 15:40:50 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 17 16:57:16 -0800 2008
I get it now: substance abuse, family dynasties and inherited trouble, gourmet food, human footprints upon the landscape, the healing powers of nature.

On a ...more...]]> 72308 0671740679 9780671740672 411 47 4.14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170810080m/72308.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72308.Dalva 3 0 false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 16:59:12 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 17:03:40 -0700 2009
However, I hated the second part of the book and the Michael character. It was really hard to read through his narration and I also though the journal entries were really boring and I en...more...]]> 72308 0671740679 9780671740672 411 47 4.14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170810080m/72308.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72308.Dalva 4 0 false Thu Nov 20 00:02:21 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 02:50:50 -0800 2008 more...]]> 72308 0671740679 9780671740672 411 47 4.14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170810080m/72308.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72308.Dalva 5 0 false Thu Feb 19 12:58:01 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 13:03:43 -0800 2009 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...more...]]> 72308 0671740679 9780671740672 411 47 4.14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170810080m/72308.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72308.Dalva 5 0 false Wed Jan 21 21:10:20 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 21:12:25 -0800 2009 72308 0671740679 9780671740672 411 47 4.14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170810080m/72308.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72308.Dalva 2 0 false Tue Nov 03 21:45:01 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 21:47:13 -0800 2009 72308 0671740679 9780671740672 411 47 4.14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170810080m/72308.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72308.Dalva 5 1 false Tue Dec 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 19 18:06:43 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 18:14:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 72308 0671740679 9780671740672 411 47 4.14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170810080m/72308.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72308.Dalva 2 0 false Thu Mar 30 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Wed Aug 12 13:58:34 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 13:59:03 -0700 2009 72308 0671740679 9780671740672 411 47 4.14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170810080m/72308.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72308.Dalva 5 0 false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 01:32:08 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 01:34:54 -0700 2009 72308 0671740679 9780671740672 411 47 4.14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170810080m/72308.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72308.Dalva 3 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Oct 25 06:33:44 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 12 10:33:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 72308 0671740679 9780671740672 411 47 4.14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170810080m/72308.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72308.Dalva 5 0 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 07:55:34 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 07:56:41 -0700 2009 72308 0671740679 9780671740672 411 47 4.14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170810080m/72308.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72308.Dalva 0 0 false Tue Dec 09 17:17:58 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 17:18:39 -0800 2008 72308 0671740679 9780671740672 411 47 4.14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170810080m/72308.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72308.Dalva 2 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Feb 01 22:18:45 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 22:22:15 -0800 2009 72308 0671740679 9780671740672 411 47 4.14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170810080m/72308.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72308.Dalva 5 0 false Sun Nov 02 18:17:53 -0800 2008 Thu Sep 10 14:56:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=72308