Let Him Go (Hardcover) by Larry Watson

from bookaholicgirl

Margaret Blackledge is determined to retrieve her grandson from her daughter-in-law who has moved with him to Montana after the death of Margaret's son. Margaret convinces her husband, George, to go with her. Once there, things take go in an unimaginable direction that leads to a shocking conclus...

from brenzi

This book was unexpectedly powerful. I had already read Watson's previous effort, Montana 1948, which was very well done, but this book just left me reeling, literally staggering around the room, totally dazed. And the reason for that was that it sneaked up on me. I was reading along, minding my ...

from DeltaQueen50

In Let Him Go by Larry Watson we are drawn into the world of George and Margaret Blackledge, who, knowing that their deceased son's wife has married a man who will be a cruel stepfather, embark on a quest to recover their grandson, feeling strongly that he deserves to be raised as a Blackledge no...

from ElizaJane

Exquisite literary country noir piece centering on poor families, clans and kin, what extent they will go to to keep kin with kin and the hierarchy such families have in place. This is a devastating story and while short, a slow read, a piece that deserves to be lingered over rather than devoured...

from kgallagher625

Let Him Go is the story of George and Margaret Blackledge, grandparents of a child who has been moved from their home in North Dakota to Montana, after his mother's remarriage. The Blackledges' son, the boy's father, is deceased. Margaret has seen a troubling interaction between her grandson and ...