num_pages: 432
description: A six-generation tale told from the perspective of matriarch Gussie Locke explores how abandonment played a pivotal role in her life, from her decision to run away from home and her struggles as a single mother to her own daughter's flight and her grandchildren's efforts to find answers, in a story set against the panoramic backdrop of the American West in the twentieth century. 15,000 first printing.
language: English
title: Augusta Locke: A Novel
titlecomplete: Augusta Locke: A Novel
genres: Novels, Fiction, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 106
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: WILLA Literary Award
category: Historical Fiction (Finalist)
publisher: Viking Adult