book 38 – Montana 1948
A book club choice, Montana 1948 is short but captivating story about life in (you guessed it) Montana an 1948. When the beloved town doctor and war hero is accused of raping Indian women, his brother, the town sheriff must run the investigation. This pits the sheriff against his father, the family against the town, and the town against the Sioux community. All of this is told through the eyes of the 11 year old son of the sheriff as his family struggles to find a way to do the right thing.
The small town USA vibe reminds me a little of To Kill A Mockingbird and I wonder how many towns in the USA (and Canada for that matter) are still like this today. There’s a kind of resistance to change and mistrust of outsiders and “their ways” that I think forms the base of conservatism today.
Rating: Borrow it.
