Filaree: A novel of an American life

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This moving novel of pioneer life in Arizona has become a classic. Based on the life of the authors mother it overturns every stereotype of western womanhood. "Comes closer to the truth and the validity of the so-called winning of the West than anything I have ever read. It is terrifying heartbreaking and remarkable. . . . Filaree is also one of the most magnificent portraits of a woman that exists in our literature."--Howard Fast "I loved Filaree I didnt just read it I crawled between the pages and lived it."--Lily Tomlin "An extraordinary performance. . . . a powerful antidote to the romantic illusions some people have about ranch people and life on the range. . . . As a writer Mrs. Noble makes no compromises. She tells her story in plain country American dialect offers no exaggerated sex or violence no vulgar talk. She is a realist in the best sense a breath of fresh air in these free-wheeling times."--C. L. Sonnichsen