Prairie Nocturne A Novel
Prairie Nocturne A Novel by Ivan Doig, published by Scribner on May 10, 2005, is a reprint edition comprising 384 pages. This novel presents a story set against the backdrop of Montana and New York during the Harlem Renaissance, intertwining the lives of various characters as they pursue love and recognition in the performing arts. Central to the narrative are Susan Duff, a once-promising singer now teaching voice lessons, and Wesley Williamson, a former political hopeful whose past choices have shaped his present.
Readers will find a richly woven tale that explores themes of ambition and the complexities of personal relationships. As Susan and Wesley reconnect, they embark on a mission to launch the singing career of Monty Rathbun, a man navigating the challenges of racial divides. The novel delves into the characters’ motivations and the entangled fates that arise from their shared aspirations. With its historical context and literary depth, Prairie Nocturne raises questions about loyalty, the influence of the past, and the sacrifices made in the pursuit of dreams.
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From one of the greatest novelists of the American West comes a surprising and riveting story set in Montana and New York during the Harlem Renaissance, drawing together an unlikely set of thwarted performers in one last inspired grasp at life’s set of gold rings: love and renown.
Susan Duff—the bossy, indomitable schoolgirl with a silver voice from the pages of Doig’s most popular work, Dancing at the Rascal Fair—has reached middle age alone, teaching voice lessons to the progeny of Helena’s high society. Wesley Williamson—business scion of a cattle-empire family—has fallen from the heights of gubernatorial aspirations, forced out of a public career by political foes who uncovered his love affair with Susan. Years later, Wes and Susan have reunited to share in an extraordinary goal: launching the singing career of Monty Rathbun—a man on the wrong side of the racial divide. In this triumph of sure-footed storytelling, motives and fates dangerously entangle.
Set in Montana, France, Scotland, and New York during the Harlem Renaissance, Prairie Nocturne is a deeply longitudinal novel that raises everlasting questions of allegiance, the grip of the past, and the costs of career and passion.
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