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In Open Spaces

Set in the vast and unforgiving prairie of eastern Montana from 1916 to 1946, In Open Spacesis the compelling story of the Arbuckle brothers:

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GeorgeA rising baseball star who mysteriously drowns in the river

JackA World War I veteran who abandons his family only to return to reclaim the family ranch

BobThe youngest brother, whose marriage to Helen creates a fault line between him and the rest of his family

Blake

A shrewd, observant man burdened with growing suspicions of Jack's role in his brother's death

With breathtaking descriptions of the Montana landscape, Russell Rowland masterfully weaves a fascinating tale of the psychological wars that can rip a family apart...and, ultimately, the redemption that can bring them back together.

Setting
Montana
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 384 pages

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