MAUD’S LINE by Margaret
Verble
Maud, her father and brother live on Maud’s mother’s
allotment in the former Indian Territory. Her family is (mostly) Cherokee. Maud
has a desire for better things. Electricity, a refrigerator, an inside toilet. It
is 1928.
This tale of Cherokee families living in Oklahoma after
enduring and surviving the Trail of Tears is filled with fully realized characters,
Indian traits, hard scrabble lives on dirt farms, snakes galore, family and
mean neighbors. Richly told, Verble has created a world complete. Maud is a
captivating heroine. Her family is
filled with abundant well-developed characters.
The plot, while simple, is richly detailed.
An absorbing and thought-provoking novel, especially for a
first novel. Very satisfying.
5 of 5 stars
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