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This searing debut reimagines the American West through linked stories describing a violent rural separatist movement.Come West and See is a work both timely and timeless. Set in the Redoubt, an isolated triangle of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming where an armed occupation of a wildlife refuge escalates into a separatist uprising, these stories explore the loneliness, insecurity, and frustration inherent to love and heartbreak. A lakeside wedding drunkenly devolves into a cruel charade; an unemployed carpenter joins a militia after his wife leaves him; and a former soldier raises the daughter of a dead comrade in a bunker beneath an abandoned farm. Come West and See explores divisions both personal and political, offering startling insights into the wounds of the American people and a powerful new vision of the West.
About the Author
Raised in small towns in the west, award-winning author Maxim Loskutoff's stories and essays have appeared in numerous periodicals, including The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, Ploughshares, and The Southern Review, as well as anthologies in the US and abroad. He lives in the Rocky Mountains of western Montana. Come West and See is his first book.
