Echoes from the past, intimations of the future, Wild West Americana, the roots of Viennese psychoanalysis, issues of gun control and violence against women, and time travel come together in a genre-defying novel that explores the impact of abuse and the cost of revenge.Ruth McClintock is obsessed with the past. For nearly a decade, she has been studying Annie Oakley, convinced that the legendary sharpshooter experienced a traumatic event in adolescence that led her to fight for the right of every American woman to own and operate a gun. This fruitless search has cost Ruth her doctorate, a book deal, and her fiancé, Scott. But Ruth may finally have the evidence she is looking for. She has managed to hunt down a journal purporting to be a "true account" of Oakley's mid-life struggles, including secret visits to psychologist Josef Breuer and the desire for vengeance against the "wolves," or the men who have wronged her. With the help of Reece, a tech-savvy senior at the local high school
