Blue skies, empty land--and enough wide-open space to hide a
horrifying secret. A woman with a past, a mysterious trunk, a town on
the edge of nowhere, and an "absorbing, powerful" (BuzzFeed) new
vision of the American West, from the award-winning author of The
Changeling.
"Propulsive . . . LaValle combines chills with deep insights into our
country's divides."--Los Angeles Times
ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2023: The New York Times, Time,
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Adelaide Henry carries an enormous steamer trunk with her wherever she
goes. It's locked at all times. Because when the trunk opens, people
around Adelaide start to disappear.
The year is 1915, and Adelaide is in trouble. Her secret sin killed her
parents, forcing her to flee California in a hellfire rush and make her
way to Montana as a homesteader. Dragging the trunk with her at every
stop, she will become one of the "lone women" taking advantage of the
government's offer of free land for those who can tame it--except that
Adelaide isn't alone. And the secret she's tried so desperately to lock
away might be the only thing that will help her survive the harsh
territory.
Crafted by a modern master of magical suspense, Lone Women blends
shimmering prose, an unforgettable cast of adventurers who find horror
and sisterhood in a brutal landscape, and a portrait of
early-twentieth-century America like you've never seen. And at its heart
is the gripping story of a woman desperate to bury her past--or redeem
it.
