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Jim Loney is a mixed-blood, of White and Indian parentage. Estranged from both communities, he lives a solitary, brooding existence in a small Montana town. His nights are filled with disturbing dreams that haunt his waking hours. Rhea, his lover, cannot console him; Kate, his sister, cannot penetrate his world. In sparse, moving prose, Welch has crafted a riveting tale of disenfranchisement.

The collection’s title novella, "The Farmer’s Daughter,” opens in the unforgettable voice of a 15-year-old girl living a life of solitude in rural Montana, where she has recently moved. Home-schooled by parents who don’t fully understand her, she finds escape in the rapture of playing piano and exploring the gorgeous countryside on her horse.

Newly divorced and robbed of his farm by his real-estate shark of an ex-wife, 60-something Cliff is off on a road trip across America, on a mission to rename all the states and state birds and redeem them from the banal names men have given them.Cliff's adventures take him through a whirlwind affair with a former student from his high-school teaching days 20-some years before, to a snake farm in Arizona owned by an old classmate, and into the high-octane existence of his son, a big-time movie producer.

Celebrated author Jim Harrison, whose robust, tender, and deeply felt books have made their mark on the American literary landscape, here delivers a collection of three novellas infused with all the wisdom and generous spirit that his readers have come to expect.

Their plans were conceived in a drunken excitement and resulted in more horror than any of them could have imagined. There was the poet able to retreat into beatific reveries of superb fishing in cold, fast streams; the Vietnam vet consumed by uppers, downers, and violence; and the girl who loved only one of them - at first. With their ideals ostensibly in order, they set out from Florida to save the Grand Canyon from a dam they believed was being built. Along with the tape deck for the car, the liquor, and the drugs, there was also a case of dynamite.

Jim Harrison is one of America’s most beloved and critically acclaimed authors, and this collection of novellas is Harrison at his most memorable - a brilliant rendering of two men striving to find their way in the world, written with freshness, abundant wit, and profound humanity.

Dopo una lunga carriera nella polizia del Michigan, il detective Sunderson - appassionato di storia, di pesca e di donne - è a un passo dalla pensione ma non vuole abbandonare l'indagine su una setta religiosa che si è insediata a pochi chilometri dalla sua cittadina della Penisola Superiore, nel Grande Nord degli Stati Uniti. Non riesce a togliersi dalla testa l'ambiguo leader del gruppo, un uomo dalle molte identità che i suoi seguaci chiamano "Grande Capo".

Cuites, amour et dynamite, un amateur de pêche mélancolique, un ancien du Viêt-Nam et une jeune femme aux jambes interminables traversent l'Amérique des années soixante, unis par une "mission" folle et héroïque : faire sauter un barrage du Grand Canyon. Mais l'équipée sauvage de cet improbable trio va bientôt tourner à la gueule de bois carabinée !