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Posted inLiterature

Western Lit: ‘Crazy Horse’s Girlfriend’ Is a Debut Novel That Exhilarates and Terrifies

“Unless you’re into meth or having sex with people you’re related to, you’ll find shit’s pretty boring here” in Idaho Springs, says 16-year-old Margaritte, matter-of-factly, as she introduces a boy to the downtrodden Rocky Mountain town just west of Denver. Margaritte is the protagonist of Crazy Horse’s Girlfriend, the debut novel by Colorado native Erika […]

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