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Work Song

By: Ivan Doig
Narrated by: Jonathan Hogan
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National Book Award finalist and Wallace Stegner Award winner Ivan Doig has garnered critical and popular acclaim for his vibrant, authentic tales of the American West. In Work Song he takes listeners to Butte, Montana, in 1919 for the tale of one charmer’s efforts to elude Chicago gangsters.

Stepping off the train in the world’s copper mining capital, Morris Morgan secures a room at the boarding house of an attractive widow he’d like to know better. As the erudite Morris begins working at the local library, he tries not to take sides in the labor dispute at the Anaconda Mining Company. But when he’s mistaken for an undercover union operative, he’s soon caught up in the seething ferment of an iron-fisted company, radical union agitators, and beleaguered miners.

©2010 Ivan Doig (P)2010 Recorded Books, LLC Historical Fiction Montana Mining Fiction Literary Fiction Genre Fiction

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“Charismatic dialogue and charming homespun characterization”—brilliantly illuminated by Jonathan Hogan’s compelling narration—“make [ Work Song] another surefire winner” ( Publishers Weekly).
"More atmospheric, pleasingly old-fashioned storytelling from Doig, whose ear for the way people spoke and thought in times gone by is as faultless as ever.” ( Kirkus Reviews)
Captivating Storytelling • Wonderful Tale • Spectacular Performance • Fully Developed Characters • Tremendous Language

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While I've never actually set foot in that copper-tinged town I now feel that I've been there and lived there and more.

Great time in Butte

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Loved the character build up of “Morey”. Great surprises in his insights into life. Good person to know.

Great narrator

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Another enjoyable sojourn in Montana with Ivan Doig and his character, Morrie Morgan. For me, however, this narrator did not bring fully to life Morrie’s erudition mixed with his tendency to live one step ahead of danger. Also thought there was a richness and complexity to his relationship with Sandy that Doig could have explored in more depth. Nevertheless none of this will keep me from gobbling up more of the author’s generally excellent writing.

Maybe better on paper

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This is a close second in terms of storytelling after The Whistling Season… the most interesting character… Morrie continues his story in this novel.

A well done sequel

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Loved the story as well as the narration. Jonathan Hogan gave a spectacular performance of this wonderful Ivan Doig story. This is the second book in the trilogy,. I look forward to hearing more about Morrie Mogan and Montana in Sweet Thunder.

Loved the story

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