Stars Go Blue - A Novel

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Heartbreaking family saga wrapped in beautiful landscape.

Stars Go Blue is a must-read for those who enjoy emotional family dramas set against a backdrop of the rugged beauty of western America. The story explores the theme of loyalty, duty, and forgiveness, and how tragedies can tear families apart. The stunning descriptions of the ranch and the surrounding landscape will captivate readers, immersing them in the beauty of the natural world. Laura Pritchett's masterful prose will leave readers feeling raw and emotionally invested in the characters' lives.

  • Colorado Book Award Nominee for Literary Fiction (Finalist) (2015)
  • WILLA Literary Award Nominee for Contemporary Fiction (Finalist) (2015)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Stars Go Blue - A Novel

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ISBN: 9781619023086
Authors: Laura Pritchett
Publisher: Counterpoint
Date of Publication: 2014-06-10
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Contemporary, Literary Fiction
Goodreads rating: 4.09
(rated by 688 readers)

Description

Laura Pritchett is an award-winning author who has quickly become one of the west’s defining literary voices. We first met hardscrabble ranchers Renny and Ben Cross in Laura’s debut collection, and now in Stars Go Blue , they are estranged, elderly spouses living on opposite ends of their sprawling ranch, faced with the particular decline of a fading farm and Ben’s struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. He is just on the cusp of dementia, able to recognize he is sick but unable to do anything about it —the notes he leaves in his pockets and around the house to remind him of himself, his family, and his responsibilities are no longer as helpful as they used to be. Watching his estranged wife forced into care-taking and brought to her breaking point, Ben decides to leave his life with whatever dignity and grace remains.As Ben makes his decision, a new horrible truth comes to Ray, the abusive husband of their late daughter is being released from prison early. This opens old wounds in Ben, his wife, his surviving daughter, and four grandchildren. Branded with a need for justice, Ben must act before his mind leaves him, and sets off during a brutal snowstorm to confront the man who murdered his daughter. Renny, realizing he is missing, sets off to either stop or witness her husband’s act of vengeance.Stars Go Blue is a triumphant novel of the American family, buffered by the workings of a ranch and the music offered by the landscape and animal life upon it.
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Heartbreaking family saga wrapped in beautiful landscape.

Stars Go Blue is a must-read for those who enjoy emotional family dramas set against a backdrop of the rugged beauty of western America. The story explores the theme of loyalty, duty, and forgiveness, and how tragedies can tear families apart. The stunning descriptions of the ranch and the surrounding landscape will captivate readers, immersing them in the beauty of the natural world. Laura Pritchett's masterful prose will leave readers feeling raw and emotionally invested in the characters' lives.

  • Colorado Book Award Nominee for Literary Fiction (Finalist) (2015)
  • WILLA Literary Award Nominee for Contemporary Fiction (Finalist) (2015)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.