by Ivan Doig
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"Can’t cook but doesn’t bite." So begins the ad offering the services of an "A-1 housekeeper" that draws the attention of widower Oliver Milliron in the fall of 1909. And so also begins the unforgettable season that deposits the noncooking, nonbiting, ever-whistling Rose Llewellyn and her font-of-knowledge brother, Morris Morgan, in Marias Coulee, Montana. When the schoolmarm runs off with an itinerant preacher, Morris is pressed into service, setting the stage for the "several kinds of education"—none of them of the textbook variety—Morris and Rose will bring to Oliver, his three sons, and the rambunctious students in the region’s one-room schoolhouse.
A paean to a vanished way of life and the eccentric individuals and idiosyncratic institutions that made it fertile, The Whistling Season is Ivan Doig at his evocative best.
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 Fantastic., 2008-09-22
Growing up in Nebraska, small country schoolhouses were still around untill recently. I thought the storytelling writing style of Ivan Doig was fantastic, and he paints a vivid picture of the time through the eyes of a young boy. A great read.
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The Whistling Season, 2008-09-04
This is an awesome story and the writing is absolutely amazing. I originally borrowed the book from a friend, and when I finished reading it, I actually went back to the beginning to read it through again. It was just as enjoyable the second time through. And then, just to make sure, I bought a copy of the book from Amazon. This book is definitely a "keeper". I loved it and have recommended it to several friends already, and, who knows, I may be reading it again soon! I also went back to Amazon and bought other books by the same author!
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Highly recommend this book, 2008-07-13
What a wonderful book. Doig knows his subject and characters so well that one feels as if it has to be an autobiography, which it isn't.
The writing itself is also excellent. I highly recommend this book, set in the days of the Montana one room schoolhouse. This intelligent novel,the endearing Milliron family of Motherless boys,and the indefatigable school teacher, Morrie, all come together to make this a book you hate to see come to an end.
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 Read this Book!, 2008-07-12
Ivan Doig must be the Midwest's answer to Stegner...well written, engaging, great characters that reveal just enough (unlike our People Mag oriented society). One of those books I am so glad to have read and will recommend. Also enjoyed the historical perspective of the United States at that time of one room school houses, etc.
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A season of The Waltons?, 2008-07-08
A good read. Not spectacular.
The point of view, time period, certain situations reminded me of The Waltons. Not a bad thing, but that's what came to mind.
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