Lucky Red av Claudia Cravens

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<p><b>The <i>USA Today </i>bestseller!</b><br><br><b>''A good old-fashioned freight train of an adventure story'' Sara Novic<br><br></b><b>A feminist coming-of-age tale from a debut author - playful, feminist historical fiction for readers of Sarah Waters, Charles Portis and Anna North</b><br><br>In the summer of 1877, Bridget is orphaned when her unreliable father succumbs to a snakebite as they''re crossing the Kansas prairie. Arriving in Dodge City as a penniless orphan, she''s quickly recruited for work at the Buffalo Queen brothel and befriends her bookish mentor Constance, securing her home and employment as the favourite of Sheriff''s Deputy Jim Bonnie. As winter creeps in from the plains, female gunfighter Spartan Lee rides into town, and Bridget falls in love with her the moment their paths cross. Their affair threatens the balance of power at the Queen, but is interrupted when an old flame returns to the brothel, setting off a series of double-crosses that result in the destr