Montana 1948

The narrator recalls an event from his boyhood that changed his family forever. In a small town composed of pioneer families and Native American residents, the boy`s uncle is the local doctor and is suspected of sexually abusing his female Native American patients. Meanwhile the sheriff, who is also the doctor`s brother, must decide how to walk the line between community and family obligations. Montana 1948 was the winner of the Milkweed National Fiction Prize. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.