Season of the Snake

One of the Best Books for Reading Groups, Kirkus Reviews

Years after the tragic death of her first husband, Nance Able remarries and begins a new life in the West with Ned, a school principal whose quiet charm lulls her to contentment. A scientist tracking rattlesnakes in the wilderness of Hells Canyon, Idaho, Nance courts natural dangers, believing that conquering such risks will protect her from further grief. But at home, she is unaware that her husband's secret proclivities are emerging. When Nance's younger, errant sister Meredith moves to town, Ned can no longer suppress the terrifying mysteries of his past, and the sisters must find together the strength to survive his love.

Author: Claire Davis
Publisher: Picador USA
Published: 02/21/2006
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 8.55h x 5.51w x 0.71d
ISBN: 9780312425647
Award: Idaho Library Association Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Best Books 03/01/2006 pg. 8

About the Author

Claire Davis is the author of Winter Range, winner of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award and the Mountains and Plains Booksellers Award for Fiction in 2001. Her short fiction has been featured in The Pushcart Prize anthology and Best American Short Stories. She lives in Lewiston, Idaho, where she teaches writing at Lewis-Clark State College.

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