Manod is 18 when her isolated Welsh island is disturbed, first by a dying whale, then by two social scientists with unknown agendas.
Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share their mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer? Email bellis@denverpost.com.WHALE FALLElizabeth O’Connor224 pp. Pantheon. $27.
A memoir with a vivid Western setting creates a charming tale, replete with nostalgia and rare insights into art. Published decades ago, a challenge to locate today, the book is well worth the search. An Eastern couple purchased a desert trading post and discovered Jimmy, aka Little No Shirt, a Navajo boy carving pictures on rocks. They fostered and encouraged the young artist, then brought the attention of the outside world to his work about desert life.
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