A Mysterious Review of Girl Waits With Gun by Amy Stewart.
Review summary: This is a delightful story, loosely based on an historical account of actual events, that shows how one woman does everything in her power to stand up to one man, who dares to be crossed. The characters are all well drawn and developed, and there is a real sense of time and place. Compelling and truly entertaining. (Click here for text of full review.)
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Girl Waits With Gun
Amy Stewart
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (September 2015)
Publisher synopsis: Constance Kopp doesn't quite fit the mold. She towers over most men, has no interest in marriage or domestic affairs, and has been isolated from the world since a family secret sent her and her sisters into hiding fifteen years ago. One day a belligerent and powerful silk factory owner runs down their buggy, and a dispute over damages turns into a war of bricks, bullets, and threats as he unleashes his gang on their family farm. When the sheriff enlists her help in convicting the men, Constance is forced to confront her past and defend her family — and she does it in a way that few women of 1914 would have dared.
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