Out in the open Dakota country, North’s tale of gender and sexual fluidity takes flight. And this is where things get really fun and interesting.īook review: There is no shortage of twists and turns in Tarryn Fisher's 'The Wrong Family' Because barren women are considered cursed, witches, or worse (and typically hanged because of it), Ada is forced to take a fugitive’s path, undertaking a series of adventures, including a stint at a convent that ultimately brings her to the mysterious – and infamous – Hole in the Wall Gang and its enigmatic leader, known simply as The Kid. This, despite her mother’s standing as the town midwife, creates many problems for her and her family. Joining a gang of outlaws in a mid-1890s American West recovering from a devastating flu outbreak is Ada, an 18-year-old woman, married for a year and without a child to show for it. In her latest novel, “Outlawed” (Bloomsbury, 272 pp., ★★★½ out of four), Anna North presents a far different perspective on the genre, one forged by women, Black and nonbinary people looking for the freedom, space and right to exist in a world that largely doesn’t want them. But theirs aren’t the only stories worth telling, nor should they get to have all the fun that comes with romanticized tales of the Old West.
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