Help Me Find this Book

[Melanie]

I read a collection of short stories a long time ago that had a story in it about a celebration of a woman turning 100 in the American West. As the town sang her praises, she flashed back on her life which was very different that what was being shared. Her husband and children were lazy and abusive, and she had killed them while the Native Americans watched from afar and treated her with respect after that. I want to find that story collection. The title was something about Women of the West. I'd appreciate any help. Thank you.

[Kris]

Melanie, please add genre (e.g., adult historical fiction, women's fiction, short stories?) and plot details to the header/ topic title "Help Me...". Just copy from what you've already written in the first comment. Requests with vague headers are closed because this group is so large. If you would like help with this, let us know in a new comment.

Around what year did you read this book? A range of years is fine.

[Becca]

Women of the West: An Anthology of Short Stories by Kathryn Ptacek? It's from 1990, but I haven't been able to find a list of contents or a searchable edition on either Google Books or archive.org.

[Melanie]

Thank you. I will order that book and see if it contains the story.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

It is mandatory to include genre and plot details in your topic header, as per the Group Rules.

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Please add more plot details to your topic header from what you've already written.