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When the impetuous Persis Allen marries Union Pacific railroad baron Alex Mackinney, she gets the life of luxury and frontier adventure she hoped for . . . at a price. Caught up at once in the lusty drama of Butte City and Helena, she meets wealthy cattlemen and miners and glimpses the strange poverty of prostitutes and opium smokers. The parites, balls, and flirtations at first seem the ideal backdrop for the handsome and aspiring couple. But a crack appears in this perfect vignette, and no matter how hard a terrified Persis tries to patch the fissure, it widens into a yawning abyss of danger. Alone and stunned into a brutal recognition of the truth, Persis must confront her own choice between life and death.
370 pages, Paperback
First published December 31, 2006
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June 29, 2022
Hated to turn the last page😞. Book about early Montana written by Montana author. Read during my Montana vacation💜
August 26, 2025
Being a Montanan and familiar with the history of the copper kings, I thoroughly enjoyed the immersive perspective of this story.
May 16, 2008
The book had some history in it that was interesting and was a story about an abusive husband that was believable. I kept reading it but I am not sure I liked it.
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