The Bartender's Tale - (Two Medicine Country) by Ivan Doig (Paperback)

The Bartender's Tale is a captivating story of a father-son duo navigating through change in their small Montana town during the summer of 1960.

Tom Harry, a seasoned bartender with a pompadour and a storied past, and his precocious twelve-year-old son Rusty, make an unlikely but loving family.

However, their peaceful existence is disrupted by two new women in town: Proxy, a taxi dancer from Tom's past, and her beatnik daughter Francine.

As the summer unfolds, Rusty finds himself caught between his father's complicated history and his own budding adolescence.

The Bartender's Tale poignantly captures the bittersweet moments of childhood as the world expands and the past becomes more complex.

With its vivid characters, engaging narrative, and nostalgic setting, this book is a must-read for anyone who has ever cherished the memories of their youth.