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Tributary by Barbara K. Richardson6/11/2023 ![]() ![]() She was passed off by the Mormons to various people in the Church who were in need of help. Born with a large birthmark, Clair’s mother left her in Utah while very young. A life of scorn, preaching, pain, suffering and justification, all told in first person by Barbara Richardson. Thirty years of Clair Martin’s life make up the pages of Tributary. Barbara is also an avid environmentalist. Aside from writing, Barbara has renovated four houses, enjoyed Argentine tango, fallen in love with tai chi, helped can the West's finest plum jam, adored conifers, and planted thousands of trees and shrubs for others. Richardson earned an MFA in poetry from Eastern Washington University. In Tributary, she claims the land of her Mormon ancestors who settled the northern Salt Lake Valley. RICHARDSON's debut novel, Guest House, launched the first literary Truck Stop Tour in the nation. Here, one young woman's life becomes a quiet revolution to untangle what you inherit from what you need.īARBARA K. Her stubborn search for identity takes Clair beyond the confines of the Utah Territory to the slums of Reconstruction Dixie, and back again. "A quest to belong is the theme of this novel from Richardson, whose lyrical prose and heartfelt characters shine through."Ī misfit in a Mormon frontier town, Clair Martin shows what polygamy feels like from inside the fold. ![]()
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