High plains tango: a novel
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With over 10 million copies sold, bestselling author Robert James Waller returns with the haunting, evocative story of a small town, a beautiful and mysterious woman, and the man forever changed by both.The wild places are where no one is looking anymore. Out there on the high plains, among the Sioux reservations and the silent buttes, among the small towns dying and the people with them, you can hear the wind. And on the back of the wind is the sound of an old accordion—tangos—mingling with the lonely thump of a single drum in the nighttime and a far-off warrior’s cry. On the back of the wind is the smell of worn saddle leather and sawdust, of sandalwood, and smoke from ancient ceremonial fires. To this, to a town called Salamander, comes Carlisle McMillan, a traveler and master carpenter seeking a place of quiet amid the grinding roar of progress. Near Wolf Butte, a strange and apparently haunted monolith, he finds his quiet, or so he believes, and begins rebuilding a decrepit house as a tribute to the gruff old man who taught him a carpenter’s skills, rebuilding his life at the same time.He finds two very different, independent women: Gally Deveraux, who works at a diner in Salamander and longs for something more than she is, and Susanna Benteen, beautiful and enigmatic, who was drawn to Salamander for mysterious reasons of her own, a woman the town has labeled a witch. The women and his carpenter’s trade and an old Indian known as Flute Player bring Carlisle a sense of contentment for a while. But his quiet is shattered as bulldozer treads begin to turn and the Yerkes County War commences. Run or stand your ground, that is Carlisle’s dilemma, Gally on one side, Susanna on the other.Robert James Waller’s fully imagined characters become people we know and care for deeply.High Plains Tango is the hauntingly lyrical story of a small town in the middle of nowhere, a town that forever changed—and was forever changed by—one man.From the Hardcover edition.
Subjects
Subjects
Carpenters
Carpenters -- Fiction
City and town life
City and town life -- Fiction
Design and construction
Drifters
Drifters -- Fiction
Dwellings
Dwellings -- Design and construction -- Fiction
Fiction
Literature
Political corruption
Political corruption -- Fiction
Rare birds
Rare birds -- Fiction
South Dakota -- Fiction
Suspense fiction
Carpenters -- Fiction
City and town life
City and town life -- Fiction
Design and construction
Drifters
Drifters -- Fiction
Dwellings
Dwellings -- Design and construction -- Fiction
Fiction
Literature
Political corruption
Political corruption -- Fiction
Rare birds
Rare birds -- Fiction
South Dakota -- Fiction
Suspense fiction
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9780739345696
9780739345696
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Grouping Title | high plains tango |
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display_description | With over 10 million copies sold, bestselling author Robert James Waller returns with the haunting, evocative story of a small town, a beautiful and mysterious woman, and the man forever changed by both. The wild places are where no one is looking anymore. Out there on the high plains, among the Sioux reservations and the silent buttes, among the small towns dying and the people with them, you can hear the wind. And on the back of the wind is the sound of an old accordion—tangos—mingling with the lonely thump of a single drum in the nighttime and a far-off warrior's cry. On the back of the wind is the smell of worn saddle leather and sawdust, of sandalwood, and smoke from ancient ceremonial fires. To this, to a town called Salamander, comes Carlisle McMillan, a traveler and master carpenter seeking a place of quiet amid the grinding roar of progress. Near Wolf Butte, a strange and apparently haunted monolith, he finds his quiet, or so he believes, and begins rebuilding a decrepit house as a tribute to the gruff old man who taught him a carpenter's skills, rebuilding his life at the same time. He finds two very different, independent women: Gally Deveraux, who works at a diner in Salamander and longs for something more than she is, and Susanna Benteen, beautiful and enigmatic, who was drawn to Salamander for mysterious reasons of her own, a woman the town has labeled a witch. The women and his carpenter's trade and an old Indian known as Flute Player bring Carlisle a sense of contentment for a while. But his quiet is shattered as bulldozer treads begin to turn and the Yerkes County War commences. Run or stand your ground, that is Carlisle's dilemma, Gally on one side, Susanna on the other. Robert James Waller's fully imagined characters become people we know and care for deeply. High Plains Tango is the hauntingly lyrical story of a small town in the middle of nowhere, a town that forever changed—and was forever changed by—one man. From the Hardcover edition. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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subject_facet | Carpenters -- Fiction City and town life -- Fiction Drifters -- Fiction Dwellings -- Design and construction -- Fiction Political corruption -- Fiction Rare birds -- Fiction South Dakota -- Fiction Suspense fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_display | High plains tango : a novel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_full | High Plains Tango A Novel High plains tango : a novel / Robert James Waller | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_short | High plains tango | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_sub | a novel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
topic_facet | Carpenters City and town life Design and construction Drifters Dwellings Fiction Literature Political corruption Rare birds |