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**WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD** ‘I love Idaho’ Paula Hawkins, bestselling author of The Girl on the Train This sharp, stunning debut novel and Irish bestseller about grief, loss and redemption is your next literary obsession One hot August day a family drives to a mountain clearing to collect birch wood. Jenny, the mother, is in charge of lopping any small limbs off the logs with a hatchet. Wade, the father, does the stacking. The two daughters, June and May, aged nine and six, drink lemonade, swat away horseflies, bicker, sing snatches of songs as they while away the time. But then Jenny does something unspeakable, an act so extreme it will scatter the family in every different direction, and leave dark unanswered questions for years to come. ‘Unflinching...multi-layered storytelling that is both beautiful and devastating’ Rachel Joyce, author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry ‘A puzzle that enthrals from the outset’ Guardian ‘Hauntingly brilliant, this book will stay with you for days after you’ve put it down’ Evening Standard, Books of the Year
Did you know that there are almost 100 ghost towns in Idaho? Or that Idaho grows 13 billion pounds of potatoes each year? Discover more exciting facts about the history, geography, and symbols of this state in Idaho, part of the Explore the U.S.A. series. Each book in the series uses vibrant images and engaging text to take beginning readers on a journey across the nation.
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for the University of Idaho Press This is a sensitive and accurate survey of the lifeways of Idaho's Native peoples, including the Kutenai, Kalispel, Coeur d'Alene, Nez Perce, Shoshone-Bannock, and Northern Paiute. Scholars, teachers and students alike will find it an invaluable resource for understanding and communicating the cultural realities of Native American life.
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press When mineral riches were found in southern Idaho "boomtowns" arose across this rugged land. When the mining activity ceased these towns were quickly abandoned yet they still stand; a testimony to the vagaries of life in the frontier in pursuit of gold and silver.
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Introduces the geography, history, industries, people, and other highlights of the Gem State.
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