Review: Copper Sky, Strong Women Struggle To Survive In Early Montana Mining Town
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- January 10, 2018
No one had ever been there when she needed them. 1917. Copper Camp of Butte, Montana. Growing up as an orphan and losing her twin sister to a murder at the age of 10, Kaly Shane had a lot of ghosts and a lot of secrets. Over the years she tried to live a decent
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READ MOREThe following passages depicting women’s fashion in 1917 Montana are taken from the historical novel Copper Sky by Milana Marsenich. The book is available at Amazon and Open Books Direct. “Pretty women in shiny red and purple dresses, who lived from the wages of the off-shift workers, stood bundled up on street corners. Their dresses
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READ MORECopper Sky is available at Books and Books, Fact & Fiction, and all major online retailers including Open Books Direct. Milana Marsenich launches her debut novel Copper Sky in her home state of Montana May-June 2017. Copper Sky is featured in USA TODAY, Missoulian, and Great Falls Tribune. “A dazzling heartfelt epic of friendship and
READ MOREMilana Marsenich talks with Book Glow about the writing of Copper Sky, an historical fiction novel set in early twentieth century Montana. The book is available from Amazon and Open Books Direct. BG: Describe the book in one sentence. MM: Copper Sky is a mining city love tale, love that is fierce, disturbed and loyal,
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