A review by stenaros
The Steep and Thorny Way by Cat Winters

4.0

The tale of Hamlet, retold. Set in 1920s Washington County, Oregon, this Hamlet is the daughter of an African American father and a white mother. Winters manages to expertly recreate the 1920's setting, weave in dueling stories of discrimination (Hannalee's mixed race, Joe Adder's homosexuality) and the workings of the Klu Klux Klan in a town that accepts and welcomes their efforts. ("They're mostly a fundraising organization" seems to be the belief of the majority of the county.)

I have a great appreciate not only for Winter's complex storytelling, but also the way she can combine historical fact so well with the appearance of ghosts.