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Where Coyotes Howl

By: Sandra Dallas
Narrated by: Stephanie Németh-Parker
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Publisher's summary

"Addictive. Highly recommended!"—Paulette Jiles, New York Times bestselling author of News of the World

"Németh-Parker delivers a powerful performance, smoothly transitioning to several different characters throughout the audiobook. Her captivating storytelling will evoke tears, especially during the heartrending climax and bittersweet conclusion."—AudioFile

Beautifully rendered, Where Coyotes Howl is a vivid and deeply affecting ode to the early twentieth century West, from master storyteller Sandra Dallas.

Except for the way they loved each other, they were just ordinary, everyday folks. Just ordinary.

1916. The two-street town of Wallace is not exactly what Ellen Webster had in mind when she accepted a teaching position in Wyoming, but within a year’s time she’s fallen in love—both with the High Plains and with a handsome cowboy named Charlie Bacon. Life is not easy in the flat, brown corner of the state where winter blizzards are unforgiving and the summer heat relentless. But Ellen and Charlie face it all together, their relationship growing stronger with each shared success, and each deeply felt tragedy.

Ellen finds purpose in her work as a rancher’s wife and in her bonds with other women settled on the prairie. Not all of them are so lucky as to have loving husbands, not all came to Wallace willingly, and not all of them can survive the cruel seasons. But they look out for each other, share their secrets, and help one another in times of need. And the needs are great and constant. The only city to speak of, Cheyenne, is miles away, making it akin to the Wild West in rural Wallace. In the end, it is not the trials Ellen and Charlie face together that make them remarkable, but their love for one another that endures through it all.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.

©2023 Sandra Dallas (P)2023 Macmillan Audio

Critic reviews

"Dallas' blunt, brutal latest explores the mythic soul of the American West...through a female lens."—Booklist (Starred Review)

"Dallas delivers a sprawling and immersive story. Well-rounded characters, convincing period details, and a sumptuous setting make this sing. Readers will be hooked."—Publisher's Weekly

"Anybody who writes about a cowboy with a 'spotted devil horse' and a woman who 'loved him more than the sunrise' has a great story to tell. Where Coyotes Howl is addictive. Highly recommended!"—Paulette Jiles, New York Times bestselling author of News of the World

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Horrible ending

Spoiler alert. Loved the book.. Until the end. I don't understand why the ending had to be that way.

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It Wasn't An Easy Life

I get impatient with novels nowadays because authors knock themselves, even drag out a story's ending, to tie everything up in a tidy little bow. "And they lived happily ever after." So many times I find myself saying "get out of there", wanting a story to end because the story has been told several pages--even chapters-- before the final paragraph. I don't need every single question answered. Sandra Dallas weaves a tale that you know played out over and over again throughout history but is rarely told from the perspective of the main character. I appreciate the story's realism and Dallas' treating the reader as an adult and not a starry-eyed teenager. It was a good story about the highs and lows of western life when people were truly on their own, before measles vaccinations, rural medical clinics, wide availability of telephone lines. The narrator was excellent and presented distinct, un-jarring voices for male and female characters.

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Sadness

It was a reality based story but way too sorrowful. Hopefully those who are grieving don't read it.

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Very sad

Didn’t end like I thought it would! Very good story though. I liked it a lot

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Sad but good

A well done story however I like more happiness and a happier ending. I listen to these for an escape from realities. I will say it’s very well written and I am sure realistic. I recommend this title but like I said I like more unrealistic happiness

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Loved the story.. sad though

I love historical fiction and thus did not disappoint. I was sad when the book ended for more than one reason.

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Sad

While historically honest, the story itself was very sad and left me longing for a better ending.

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I highly recommend

I think the story was very well written. You bonded with each of the characters in such a way that it made you sad the way it was written. If you didn’t bond with the characters, then you wouldn’t of been sad. I believe it was a true rendering of that time, and of the difficulties faced in living on the prairie.

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A story without hope

This story was one that had an endless string of tragedies. I would not recommend. Life is hard enough without spending so much time drilling it on through a novel that left one without hope. The narrator was one of my favorites thought. Her voice captures your attention.

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So damn sad. Every. Single. Part.

It’s was too much sadness. Just when things are so awful, it keeps getting more awful. I have 50 minutes left and I will not finish it. I just can’t. It’s so ridiculous this story line. It obviously isn’t going to end with anything positive. I’m pissed

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