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Now a Major Motion Picture from Focus Features, Starring Kevin Costner and Diane Lane

The celebrated author of Montana 1948 returns to the American West in this riveting tale of familial love and its unexpected consequences.

Dalton, North Dakota. It's September 1951: years since George and Margaret Blackledge lost their…

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1 author picked Let Him Go as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

fabulous world building and a very creepy plot. I would call this "High Plains Gothic." A movie has been made of this book - the sense of building dread is intense.

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It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.

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