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    And She Was: A Novel
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    And She Was: A Novel

    By Cindy Dyson

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    Sweeping across centuries and into the Aleutian Islands of Alaska's Bering Sea, And She Was begins with a decision and a broken taboo when three starving Aleut mothers decide to take their fate into their own hands. Two hundred and fifty years later, by the time Brandy, a floundering, trashy, Latin-spewing cocktail waitress, steps ashore in the 1980s, Unalaska Island has absorbed their dark secret—a secret that is both salvation and shame.

    In a tense interplay between past and present, And She Was explores Aleut history, mummies, conquest, survival, and the seamy side of the 1980s in a fishing boomtown at the edge of the world, where a lost woman struggles to understand the gray shades between heroism and evil, and between freedom and bondage.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateJul 28, 2009
    ISBN9780061914577
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    • 2/5
      I don't even know where to start with this book... It's about a thirty-something woman, Brandy, in the 80s who follows her newest boyfriend to Dutch Harbor, AK (think site of 'Deadliest Catch'). A professional cocktail waitress, she's naturally blond, from a broken home and tries to never think about the future. But then she starts learning more about the history of the Aleut people, especially the women, and begins to discover many dark and compelling truths. Brandy also learns more about herself -- but she goes kicking and screaming the entire way. I have mixed feelings about this powerful story. First, it's pretty crass in parts due to the nature of her lifestyle and the people she hangs with -- but you also learn so much about the Alaskan people/culture. It's so layered like Brandy herself. Beautiful writing but not for everyone.
    • 4/5
      Brandy is a young woman who drifts through life, moving from man to man, following each wherever he takes her. At the start of this book she has just followed the latest all the way to Dutch, a tiny town on the Aleutian Island of Unalaska. Intertwined with her story is that of several generations of Aleutian women, each sacrificing so that her people may live. The first half of the book is kind of slow, paddling around in shallow waters to thoroughly set the scene. After that it picks up, both the story and its characters gaining depth as Brandy begins her slow transformation at the edge of the world.This is an atmospheric book, in that it involves highly detailed characters with highly detailed backstories living in a highly detailed world, but not a whole lot actually happens. It is not the kind of book that keeps you up at night, dying to read just one more chapter. This is not necessarily a bad thing - this is a good book to curl up with on a quiet afternoon and just let yourself travel to the Aleutians of twenty years ago.
    • 4/5
      Another happy find on the remainder rack. My only disappointment was the couple of times Dyson couldn't seem to make a transition to a new period within the story and inserted instructional paragraphs in italics. But her feeling for the Aleut women and her ability to draw us along with Brandy as she learns who she is capable of being was masterful. Brandy was not a character with whom I could identify at all, at first, I thought. (I don't believe I've ever willingly listened to The Talking Heads.) But I came to love her and root for her and thank her for teaching me about another side of a woman's life. To me that's what books are really for, letting me become, in part, someone wholly different from myself, and yet with whom I share so much.
    • 5/5
      I loved this book. The author handled the shifting perspectives and time periods with ease and created an authentic female protagonist for readers to care about. There was much detail about the Aleutian Islands and people. Let's hope we see more from Ms. Dyson soon.
    • 5/5
      One of the most intriguing books I have read in a while. It's not quite a mystery, more a story of self-discovery. Cindy Dyson is an amazing talent and anyone who has not read this book is missing out on a fabulous reading experience.
    • 4/5
      This the story of a young woman who moves to Alaska. It's also the story of the Aleut people back several generations and the role of women in that society. It examines the importance of community and the links between individual and collective history.
    • 3/5
      A great first effort.