One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow: A Novel

Name: One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow: A Novel
Price: 2.49 USD
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Rating: 4.4 (35563 reviews)
Author: Olivia Hawker

by Olivia Hawker

Historical Fiction Literary Fiction

4.4 (35,563)

4.4 stars from 35,563 reviews. One of the highest rated Historical Fiction books we track.

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Perfect for you if...

You love historical fiction grounded in real hardship, where characters are tested by circumstance rather than melodrama.
You're drawn to stories about women finding strength in unexpected alliances, even across betrayal and grief.
You appreciate prose that feels rooted in place: the frontier landscape becomes as much a character as the people who inhabit it.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer plot-driven narratives with high stakes and turning points; this moves at the pace of frontier life, which is slow and meditative.
You need clear moral boundaries between characters; Hawker trades in moral ambiguity and messy survival.
You want romance to be the central thread; the love between Clyde and Beulah is secondary to the larger story of women's resilience.

About this book

Wyoming, 1876. The Bemis and Webber families have depended on each other for survival on the isolated frontier. When Ernest Bemis discovers his wife Cora in a compromising situation with their neighbor, he kills the man in a moment of rage. Ernest is sent to prison, leaving the two families divided by anger and guilt. Nettie Mae, Ernest's wife, loses her husband to Cora's actions. As a harsh Wyoming winter approaches, Cora and Nettie Mae must set aside their conflict and work together as one household, sharing the labor of farming and caring for their children. Nettie Mae's son Clyde must grow into manhood without his father's guidance, while Cora's daughter Beulah is as wild and untamed as the prairie itself. Faced with shared hardship and bound by circumstance, Cora and Nettie Mae develop an unexpected bond. When romance develops between Clyde and Beulah, their fragile sisterhood is tested once more. The two women must decide whether they can trust each other, or risk losing everything they have built together.

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Currently 4.4★ from 35,563 reviews

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