Author: ivandoig

“Highly textured and evocative… A poignant saga” (Publishers Weekly): In Montana, a bartender and his son face unexpected change when an old friend and her daughter come back into their lives… “Thoroughly engaging” (NPR), with over 2,300 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year with over 300 five-star ratings on BookBub: In the summer of 1951, 11-year-old Donal rides a bus with his uncle to his grandmother’s home in Montana — and has the adventure of a lifetime. “An utterly charming, good-hearted romp” ( starred review).

In this “beautifully written, deeply felt” National Book Award finalist (Los Angeles Times) in the tradition of A River Runs Through It, a man recalls his childhood in western Montana. “Engrossing and moving” (Time).