Blue Rodeo
by Jo-Ann Mapson
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Those who do not remember family history are condemned to repeat it...Haunted by a failed marriage, a resentful son left deaf by a bout of meningitis, and the slow death of her artistic aspirations, Margaret Yearwood takes refuge in Blue Dog, New Mexico. There, in the shadow of Shiprock Mountain, and in the unlikely arms of Owen Garrett, she finds the courage to love again, and to be loved. And she comes to realize that even the most primal wounds scar over and that there's nothing so show more renewable or so healing as passion. This is a bittersweet story of ordinary people who must learn to heal family bonds before they are permanently severed. show lessTags
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Another great book from JoAnn Mapson: JoAnn writes great stories with believeable characters--people you know or want to know. Her stories are hard to put down. You can feel their pain and their joy and her endings leave you wanting more.
This is a story about new beginnings, old pain and good friends. I highly recommend it. I've never seen the movie but plan to do so. Kris Kristofferson was a perfect choice for the lead roll.
This is a story about new beginnings, old pain and good friends. I highly recommend it. I've never seen the movie but plan to do so. Kris Kristofferson was a perfect choice for the lead roll.
I'd heard this was her best - and they're right.
Read every one of her novels, they're that good.
But start with this one. She is amazing.
Read every one of her novels, they're that good.
But start with this one. She is amazing.
It has been a while since I read Jo-Ann Mapson. Don't know why as I do enjoy her writing.
A woman leaves LA and moves to New Mexico to start a new life after her marriage breaks up and her son becomes deaf (through illness). She meets Owen, a rancher, and falls in love.
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Jo-Ann Mapson is the author of five previous novels, including "The Wilder Sisters" & "Blue Rodeo", which was made into a CBS TV movie starring Kris Kristofferson & Ann Margaret. She lives in Costa Mesa, California. (Bowker Author Biography)
Common Knowledge
- Important places
- Shiprock, New Mexico, USA
- First words
- To Owen Garrett's keen sheepherder's eyes, it appeared entirely likely that the woman in the blue shirt and red panties running back and forth between the water faucet and the two copulating dogs was the Californian.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Peter Sweetwater might be deaf for good, but O-w-e-n Garrett was coming back.
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- English
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