One for the Blackbird, One for the Cr..., Olivia Hawker
One for the Blackbird, One for the Cr..., Olivia Hawker
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One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow

Author: Olivia Hawker

Narrator: Jackie Zebrowski

Unabridged: 18 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 10/08/2019


Synopsis

From the bestselling author of The Ragged Edge of Night comes a powerful and poetic novel of survival and sacrifice on the American frontier.Wyoming, 1876. For as long as they have lived on the frontier, the Bemis and Webber families have relied on each other. With no other settlers for miles, it is a matter of survival. But when Ernest Bemis finds his wife, Cora, in a compromising situation with their neighbor, he doesn’t think of survival. In one impulsive moment, a man is dead, Ernest is off to prison, and the women left behind are divided by rage and remorse.Losing her husband to Cora’s indiscretion is another hardship for stoic Nettie Mae. But as a brutal Wyoming winter bears down, Cora and Nettie Mae have no choice but to come together as one family—to share the duties of working the land and raising their children. There’s Nettie Mae’s son, Clyde—no longer a boy, but not yet a man—who must navigate the road to adulthood without a father to guide him, and Cora’s daughter, Beulah, who is as wild and untamable as her prairie home.Bound by the uncommon threads in their lives and the challenges that lie ahead, Cora and Nettie Mae begin to forge an unexpected sisterhood. But when a love blossoms between Clyde and Beulah, bonds are once again tested, and these two resilient women must finally decide whether they can learn to trust each other—or else risk losing everything they hold dear.

About Olivia Hawker

Through unexpected characters and vivid prose, Olivia Hawker explores the varied landscape of the human spirit. Olivia’s interest in genealogy often informs her writing: her two novels, The Ragged Edge of Night and One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow, are based on true stories found within her own family tree. She lives in the San Juan Islands of Washington State, where she homesteads at Longlight, a one-acre microfarm dedicated to sustainable permaculture practices. For more information, visit www.hawkerbooks.com/olivia.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nursebookie on July 19, 2021

I LOVED THIS BOOK! Everybody, this is a must read!! Hawker is an incredible storyteller and in this entanglement of words have created this literary masterpiece. 5 solid stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Wyoming, 1876. The Bemis (Ernest/Cora and daughter Beulah) and Webber (Substance/Nettie Mae and son Clyde) have re......more

Goodreads review by Tara on January 30, 2020

I was so impressed with the poetic and lyrical prose in this beautiful novel. The story was stunning, captivating and I had hoped for a few more chapters. I loved every moment of this magical story.......more

Goodreads review by Berit☀️✨ on October 16, 2019

Olivia Hawker’s descriptive storytelling Whisked me away to 1870s Wyoming. Gritty and raw this is a tale about resilience, acceptance, and forgiveness. Two families living on the Wyoming Prairie with their nearest neighbors over 20 miles away. When the husband of one family and the wife of another a......more

Goodreads review by Regina on March 09, 2021

So it’s one for the blackbird and one for the crow, but I’ll tell you who it’s not one for - VEGETARIANS. We’ve all heard the term beating a dead horse, right? Well this book also beats chickens, sheep, and a coyote to death. I almost abandoned Olivia Hawker’s 1800’s Wyoming frontier-set novel multip......more

Goodreads review by Karen on November 17, 2019

This book took me back to the prairie.. I haven’t really revisited since my days as a young girl when I read every single Little House book available! This time it’s 1870, rugged and isolated Wyoming. Two families who live on neighboring farms miles away from the closest town. Cora who was raised in t......more


Quotes

“Enchanting…A skillful storyteller, Hawker serves up seemingly endless pages with vivid Wyoming descriptions…A suspenseful female-survivor story, about hardship on the frontier.” —Authorlink

“Set in 1876 Wyoming, One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow is a deftly crafted historical novel that fully captures hardscrabble life on the American frontier. An absorbing read from first page to last, and highly recommended.” —Midwest Book Review