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Lucky Red : a novel / Claudia Cravens.
"In the spring of 1877, Bridget--sixteen years old and already disillusioned after caring for her alcoholic father--is orphaned while crossing the Kansas prairie. She arrives penniless in Dodge City, and, thanks to the allure of her bright red hair and country-girl beauty, is soon recruited to work at the Buffalo Queen, the only brothel in town run by women. Bridget takes to brothel life instantly, appreciating the good food, good pay, and good friendships she forms with her fellow 'sporting women,' even catching the eye of the town's Sheriff's Deputy, who offers the Queen protection and security. Then, Spartan Lee--the most legendary (and only) female gunfighter in the region--rides into town, and Bridget falls in love"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593498248 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 292 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : The Dial Press, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
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| Subject: | Gunfighters > Fiction. Lesbians > Fiction. Orphans > Fiction. Prostitutes > Fiction. Dodge City (Kan.) > Fiction. Kansas > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Bildungsromans. Historical fiction. Lesbian fiction. Novels. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cookstown Branch | FIC Crave | 31681010328821 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
""Some years ago, in Dodge, I was a sporting woman. I didn't mind whoring--it can be good work in the right house--but it demands a great deal of keeping still, and I'm one of those itchy, fidgety sorts who's always looking out the window or glancing toward the door, so it was only a matter of time until I had to move on." In the Spring of 1877, Bridget--sixteen years old and already disillusioned after caring for her alcoholic father--is orphaned while crossing the Kansas prairie. She arrives penniless in Dodge City, and, thanks to the allure of her bright red hair and country-girl beauty, is soon recruited to work at the Buffalo Queen, the only brothel in town run by women. Bridget takes to brothel life instantly, appreciating the good food, good pay, and good friendships she forms with her fellow "sporting women," even catching the eye of the town's Sheriff's Deputy, who offers the Queen protection and security. Then, Spartan Lee--the most legendary (and only) female gunfighter in the region--rides into town, and Bridget falls in love. Hard. Sick of having been pushed and pulled by other people's whims and decisions, Bridget resolves to claim her own destiny. But her quest for autonomy detonates a series of events that explodes the tenuous safety she's secured for herself and her friends at the Buffalo Queen"-- - Baker & Taylor
In 1877, after her neâer-do-well alcoholic father dies, 16-year-old flame-haired beauty Bridget arrives penniless in Dodge City where sheâs recruited by the Buffalo Queen, the only brothel in town run by women, and, after a devastating betrayal, finds her true calling as a revenge-seeking gunslinger. - Random House, Inc.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER ⢠A thrilling, raucous, and gloriously queer debut about a scrappy orphan bent on making her own luck in the American Westâand finding friendship, romance, and her true calling along the way, now in paperback.
âA powerful feminist battle cry . . . [and] rollicking good fun.ââMinneapolis Star Tribune
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LONGLISTED FOR THE VCU CABELL AWARD ⢠A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Autostraddle, Chicago Public Library, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal
The heart wants what it wants. Saddle up, ride out, and claim it.
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When Bridget arrives penniless in Dodge City, already disillusioned by feckless men and the uncompromising landscape, she has only her wits to keep her alive. Thanks to the allure of her bright red hair and country-girl beauty, sheâs recruited to work at the Buffalo Queen, the only brothel in town run by women. Bridget takes to brothel life, appreciating the good food, good pay, and good friendships she forms with her fellow âsporting women.â
But with the arrival of some infamous outlaws at the start of winter, tensions in Dodge City run high. When the Buffalo Queenâs peace and security are threatened, Bridget must decide what she owes to the women she loves and what it looks like to claim her own destiny.
A thoroughly modern reimagining of the Western genre, Lucky Red is a masterfully crafted, propulsive tale of adventure, loyalty, desire, and love.
