Everything you need to understand or teach A Dangerous Business by Jane Smiley.
A feminist take on a Western, Jane Smiley's A Dangerous Business is a murder mystery set in California in the 1850s. Eliza, a 20-year-old sex worker, works with her friend Jean to investigate a string of murders the authorities seem uninterested in figuring out. Among other things, Smiley's novel tackles themes of religion, abuse, and the negative effects a society run by men has on women.
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