- Paperback: 264 pages
- Publisher: CreateSpace (12 Jan 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1456524739
- ISBN-13: 978-1456524739
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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“"Coyote Cowgirl "is one of my favorite books. . . . I envy those of you who will be reading it for the first time.”—Charles de Lint
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Jeanne Les Flambeaux is the underachiever in her very accomplished restaurateur family. No one ever expected her to amount anything, so she hasn’t. When her lover, Johnny, steals the family jewels, Jeanne must find him and the jewels before her family discovers their loss. Fortunately she’s aided in her task by Crane, a talking crystal skull who only speaks to her. Together they embark on a wild and wacky journey across the Great American Southwest. To complicate matters, single women are mysteriously disappearing throughout the Southwestern states. As Jeanne stalks Johnny, is she being stalked by someone or something? Light and sexy, filled with imaginative characters and situations, and some of the hottest secret recipes from the Flambeaux recipe drawer, Coyote Cowgirl is a page turner that will leave you laughing and hungry for more. This edition has a new afterword by the author.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Lots of fun!
5 Oct 2005
Format:Paperback
Just read this book for the joy of reading! It is so great! You will have a tough time not reading it from cover to cover once you start it. The writing style is so darn enjoyable, the characters very real, even the talking crystal skull, Crane! Don't let this one get by you!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Coming of Age tale based on Native American mythos
24 April 2007
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
If you disregard the age of the heroine, you can give this book to your YA readers and they'll enjoy it. Consider it a late bloomer coming of age tale.
Jeanne La Flambeau is the daughter of a famous family of chefs who run a successful French-Mexican restaurant called Oui-Si. Sadly, Jeanne can't really cook and can't even eat in front of people.
When her boyfriend Johnny (also her adopted cousin) steals the ruby scepter that's belonged to her family for years. Jeanne decides to take the painted skull that fits into the scepter and make the recovery herself before she tells her parents the valuable heirloom is missing.
Jeanne's journey allows her to discover her resistance about food and truths about her own family as well as how they fit into the Native American mythos.
The story is well written. There isn't musch world-building for a fantasy, since the author is using New Mexico, Arizona, and Mexico settings as a basis, but the interior connection to the myths is fascinating.
Like every family, the La Flambeaus don't just have a crystal skull, they have more than one skeleton in the closet. All is revealed by the end, setting the kindred on vastly different courses than they'd imagined.
One thing to note is this novel is a reprint. It would have been written vastly different if cell phones were more prevalent as they are today.
I think "Coyote Cowgirl" could have stood just one more editorial pass. The character Miguel gets a hilarious name change in the middle of the novel among other small issues.
Jeanne La Flambeau is the daughter of a famous family of chefs who run a successful French-Mexican restaurant called Oui-Si. Sadly, Jeanne can't really cook and can't even eat in front of people.
When her boyfriend Johnny (also her adopted cousin) steals the ruby scepter that's belonged to her family for years. Jeanne decides to take the painted skull that fits into the scepter and make the recovery herself before she tells her parents the valuable heirloom is missing.
Jeanne's journey allows her to discover her resistance about food and truths about her own family as well as how they fit into the Native American mythos.
The story is well written. There isn't musch world-building for a fantasy, since the author is using New Mexico, Arizona, and Mexico settings as a basis, but the interior connection to the myths is fascinating.
Like every family, the La Flambeaus don't just have a crystal skull, they have more than one skeleton in the closet. All is revealed by the end, setting the kindred on vastly different courses than they'd imagined.
One thing to note is this novel is a reprint. It would have been written vastly different if cell phones were more prevalent as they are today.
I think "Coyote Cowgirl" could have stood just one more editorial pass. The character Miguel gets a hilarious name change in the middle of the novel among other small issues.
Food, Family, and Fantasy are the Recipe for a Great Read
15 Aug 2011
Format:Paperback
I enjoyed this a while back when I read it on a friend's advice. I often think of it while I'm cooking something up, and recommend it to friends who love urban fantasy, native American mythos, cooking, or just stories about moving into an adult relationship with your family. I just picked it up on Kindle so I can have it in my traveling library.
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