The Removes, Tatjana Soli
The Removes, Tatjana Soli
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The Removes
A Novel

Author: Tatjana Soli

Narrator: Xe Sands

Unabridged: 11 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/12/2018


Synopsis

As the first wave of pioneers travel westward to settle the American frontier, two women discover their inner strength when their lives are irrevocably changed by the hardship of the wild west in The Removes, a historical audiobook from New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Tatjana Soli.

Spanning the years of the first great settlement of the west, The Removes tells the intertwining stories of fifteen-year-old Anne Cummins, frontierswoman Libbie Custer, and Libbie’s husband, the Civil War hero George Armstrong Custer. When Anne survives a surprise attack on her family’s homestead, she is thrust into a difficult life she never anticipated—living among the Cheyenne as both a captive and, eventually, a member of the tribe. Libbie, too, is thrown into a brutal, unexpected life when she marries Custer. They move out to the territories with the U.S. Army, where Libbie is challenged daily and her worldview expanded: the pampered daughter of a small-town judge, she transforms into a daring camp follower. But when what Anne and Libbie have come to know—self-reliance, freedom, danger—is suddenly altered through tragedy and loss, they realize how indelibly shaped they are by life on the treacherous, extraordinary American plains.

With taut, suspenseful writing, Tatjana Soli tells the exhilarating stories of Libbie and Anne, who have grown like weeds into women unwilling to be restrained by the strictures governing nineteenth-century society. The Removes is a powerful, transporting audiobook about the addictive intensity and freedom of the American frontier.

About Tatjana Soli

Tatjana Soli is the bestselling author of The Lotus Eaters, The Forgetting Tree, and The Last Good Paradise. Her work has been awarded the UK’s James Tait Black Prize and been a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Award. Her books have also been twice listed as a New York Times Notable Book. She lives on the Monterey Peninsula of California.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Debra

4.5 stars "Danger knows full well that Custer is more dangerous then he." I love books which not only educate me but also evoke feeling and leave me thinking about them for long after I have finished reading. This was one of those books. Yes, this book is about General George Armstrong Custer, a.k.a.......more

By the very nature of the slice of American history (1863- 1876) depicted in this novel, violence and death and abuse and brutal treatment permeate the story. The writing is exceptionally descriptive and that makes it difficult to read. Yet, this prevalence of violence is what makes this so realisti......more

Goodreads review by Tammy

While I enjoy historical fiction, it’s not often that I read American historical fiction. In the case of The Removes I made an exception because I thought The Lotus Eaters (Soli’s first novel) was remarkable. The Removes is exponentially better. The title, at first glance, refers to the removal of t......more


Awards

  • WILLA Literary Award - Finalist