I'm certain she's read every one of his books, and there have been several. Beautiful word-pictures of the Montana landscape, family life and Doig's realization that he was meant to be a writer. Bessie and Charlie had open suspicion and downright dislike between them, but they were united in their love for Ivan, and their commitment to him.This is a story of growing up in the 40's and 50's on ranches in Montana where money was scarce, but family feelings were strong.As always, Doig's prose is beautiful and compelling. Their frail daughter had fought with a childhood of ailments and they felt that Charlie didn't have much of a future monetarily.Young love prevailed and the two were married.Unfortunately, one of young Ivan's first memories at six years old was that of his mother dying from asthma.It was left to Charlie Doig to provide a future for his son from the often meager funds of a cowboy and ranch hand and as a single father.After a failed marriage trying to provide his son with a mother, he eventually approached his widowed mother-in-law, Bessie Ringer, to live with them. Ivan Doig's maternal grandparents had never been fond of their daughter marrying the freewheeling ranch hand Charlie Doig.
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