The Outlander (P.S.) - Softcover

Adamson, Gil

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061491349 ISBN 13: 9780061491344

Publisher: Ecco Press, 2009

Synopsis

In 1903 Mary Boulton flees alone across the West, one heart-pounding step ahead of the law. At nineteen, she has just become a widow-and her husband's killer. As bloodhounds track her frantic race toward the mountains, she is tormented by mad visions and by the knowledge that her two ruthless brothers-in-law are in pursuit, determined to avenge their younger brother's death. Responding to little more than the primitive instinct for survival at any cost, she retreats ever deeper into the wilderness-and into the wilds of her own mind.

About this title

Review:

"This remarkable novel opens at full gallop and never slows. Adamson has seamlessly merged a compelling narrative with poetic language to create a work that is full of beauty and heart and wonder."--Ron Rash, author of SAINTS AT THE RIVER and SERENA

"A remarkable first novel, full of verve, beautifully written, and with all the panache of a great adventure."--Michael Ondaatje

"THE OUTLANDER deserves to be read twice, first for the plot and the complex characters which make this a page-turner of the highest order, and then a second time, slowly, to savor the marvel of Gil Adamson's writing. This novel is a true wonder."--Ann Patchett

About the Author:

Gil Adamson is the author of two books of poetry and a collection of stories, Help Me, Jacques Cousteau. The Outlander is her first novel. She lives with fellow writer Kevin Connolly in Toronto.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0061491349
• ISBN 13: 9780061491344
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416