![]() ![]() Tully has a life goal for them both: They will become network TV anchorwomen. In college, “TullyandKate” pledge the same sorority and major in communications. Tully takes refuge with the family of her “best friend forever,” Kate Mularkey, who compares herself unfavorably with Tully, in regards to looks and charisma. Tallulah “Tully” Hart, father unknown, is the daughter of a hippie, Cloud, who makes only intermittent appearances in her life. Lifelong, conflicted friendship of two women is the premise of Hannah’s maudlin latest ( Magic Hour, 2006, etc.), again set in Washington State. the thoughts and emotion of men,” Kirkus thought the narrative “dragged,” the struggle “was first fatiguing, then boring.” Virginia Kirkus herself, fearing a feminine bias, passed it on to an “expert” in westerns, but he agreed: dullsville. Which was not the view of Kirkus back in 1940, who found Clark’s story of good and evil on the frontier to be completely bewildering. Stegner contends that Clark wanted to undermine the extreme masculinity in the book, and that he parodies the generic western tale. There’s a reading-group guide, a few contemporary raves, and an article from 1973 by Wallace Stegner that argues for Clark’s genius, more in the vein of Henry James than Owen Wister. This new edition adds much supplementary material in its effort to confirm the novel’s status as a modern masterpiece. ![]() ![]() Since it first appeared in 1940, Clark’s psychological western has steadily gained admirers, both in its original form, and as a popular film. ![]()
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