Klahowya! Introducing a novel set in the time of the romantic fur trade.
This book is set in a Hudson's Bay company outpost, the Pacific Northwest, circa 1810. What happens?
... Men and women from divergent worlds meet in an Arden-like forest. In those strange woods the reader is introduced to: wood-wise ingenues,confused men,matronly women, clever animals, and assorted asses and fools.
The introductions are lovingly conducted by a benign narrative presence. That's a happy beginning - but as the story progresses, the benign presence becomes somewhat sinister. The wood-wise ingenues lose their wisdom; the confused men become calculating, and the outpost seems to contract into itself. As in many fairy tales, the story's conclusion is uncertain and .... disturbing(?)
This is a fairy talke with a modern edge - a romatic speculation - a speculative history. The book's airy structure and modern references contribute to its bouncy, talke-like mood.
--- a reviewer.
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