The Sheep Queen: A Novel [Bargain Price] [Paperback]

Thomas Savage (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 3, 2001

"The Sheep Queen" is a Western epic in miniature, the story of Emma Russell Sweringen, known as the Sheep Queen of Idaho ("surely one of the most fascinating characters in current fiction" -- Publishers Weekly); the daughter who disappointed her; the grandson who adored her; and the granddaughter, who was given up for adoption, who spent nearly half her life finding her way back to her family.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Thomas Savage was born in 1915 in Salt Lake City. His literary career spans five decades and thirteen novels, including The Power of the Dog and The Corner of Rife and Pacific. Savage received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1980. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Back Bay Books (October 3, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316610909
• ASIN: B000Y8Y1Y4
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,694,630 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A marvelous book by an almost-forgotten author., April 20, 2008

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wrangler (Texas) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Sheep Queen: A Novel (Paperback)

'The Sheep Queen' (formerly titled 'I heard My Sister Call My Name') is a beautiful story of a western family (Idaho and Utah) by a writer who grew in the West and later moved to the East Coast, where he wrote a number of popular novels - now mostly out of print. Savage's 'Power of the Dog' is another powerful novel (has nothing to do with dogs) which sends readers scrambling to rare book dealers for his other works. The two books are related in many ways. Read 'Power of the Dog' first.

These are not cowboy stories.

Both 'Power of the Dog' and 'The Sheep Queen' are popular book-club titles in our part of Texas. Savage's attention to detail and mood, make him one of my favorite writers. If I could give these books six stars, I would.

Thomas Savage is a discovery you'll savor and share.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not really a chick book, but almost, June 20, 2010

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L. Rauch "Lost In Stories" (Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Sheep Queen: A Novel (Kindle Edition)

Not very fast-moving, but oh-so-sublime in many ways. People don't think these days in the way that Savage writes, and it is to our detriment that we don't. The Sheep Queen: A Novel

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Baaaaaaad, November 30, 2010

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BarbaraBee (Florida) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Sheep Queen: A Novel (Paperback)

Having read Savage's Power of the Dog, which was one of the most brilliant books of all time, I couldn't wait to get my hands on The Sheep Queen. Oh it started off all right I suppose. Probably because I was still riding the wave of momentum from Power of the Dog. But towards the middle of the book, the wave had crashed and the sea went flat. I started to skip pages. The story wasn't all that interesting to me. I didn't really know who the Sheep Queen was and the story never developed her on a personal level. One page she's a young and naive girl then the next chapter she's a powerful woman owning over 1000 head of sheep. Huh? The writing is so so. But this book was indeed a disappointment after Power of the Dog, where both the story flowed, the characters were interesting and the writing captivating. I did like the title, however.