Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press Dalva

When we were traveling the Upper Peninsula of Michigan last summer, I picked up a book by Jim Harrison called The Way Home. He had recently passed away, and being from that area, his books were everywhere. I was hooked on the first page, but realized there was a book he had written before it, called Dalva. So I put The Way Home aside, and purchased Dalva - so glad I did. This writer is so complex, so poetic and so interesting that you need to give it a long, slow read to really enjoy it. The family and other characters are so memorable, the terrain and lifestyles so clear that you will remember this story and these people long after you lay it down. Then read The Way Home. Enjoy!!

Dalva, una mujer sin complejos, fruto de su juventud en un gran rancho del noroeste americano, marcada por la fuerte personalidad de su abuelo al que idolatra y la historia de su bisabuelo que recorrió el oeste como misionero y botánico, marcando en ella una visión humanista a pesar del brutal choque de civilizaciones. La crudeza de los diarios del misionero luterano mostrando el avance de la civilización destruyendo a las tribus indias aún en la edad de piedra y como marcaron a su familia durante generaciones. En fin una lectura amena y descarnada de lo que supuso la conquista del oeste.

i'm really enjoying this book,interesting,funny ,sad, never dull ,well crafted,good descriptions of land & people gives you food for thought

This book was a gift sent directly to family. It is a shame and very embarassing.

Excellent