One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow

A Novel

By: Olivia Hawker

Narrated by: Jackie Zebrowski

From the bestselling author of The Ragged Edge of Night comes a powerful and poetic novel of survival and sacrifice on the American frontier.

Wyoming, 1876. For as long as they have lived on the frontier, the Bemis and Webber families have relied on each other. With no other settlers for miles, it is a matter of survival. But when Ernest Bemis finds his wife, Cora, in a compromising situation with their neighbor, he doesn’t think of survival. In one impulsive moment, a man is dead, Ernest is off to prison, and the women left behind are divided by rage and remorse.

Losing her husband to Cora’s indiscretion is another hardship for stoic Nettie Mae. But as a brutal Wyoming winter bears down, Cora and Nettie Mae have no choice but to come together as one family - to share the duties of working the land and raising their children. There’s Nettie Mae’s son, Clyde - no longer a boy, but not yet a man - who must navigate the road to adulthood without a father to guide him, and Cora’s daughter, Beulah, who is as wild and untamable as her prairie home.

Bound by the uncommon threads in their lives and the challenges that lie ahead, Cora and Nettie Mae begin to forge an unexpected sisterhood. But when a love blossoms between Clyde and Beulah, bonds are once again tested, and these two resilient women must finally decide whether they can learn to trust each other - or else risk losing everything they hold dear.

©2019 Olivia Hawker (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Spellbinding

This book is preformed in perfect sync with the heart of the story. It can be listened to multiple times , and new revelations surface about the story and characters each time. Worth every minute of listening time!

Beautiful description

The writing and story are good. Very descriptive and makes you think about land and farmers in a new light.

One for the blackbirds one for the crow

I encourage others to listen to this book. This author has amazing talents in bringing words to life

the commonplace is more than its parts

a really good story. down to earth with magic. interesting characters and relationships. I am picky, and I recommend this. learned stuff about the place and its people.

perfect pandemic listening!

Exciting and comforting. This story demonstrates that we do have control over outcomes but we must take it.