Ninety years ago, the worst dust storm in American history blasted the Great Plains. The Dust Bowl had arrived.

Russell has published excellent short story collections since her 2011 debut novel Swamplandia!, but this is her first novel ...

As the crops die, the “black blizzards” begin ... and workers are given a 25 percent raise. Great dust storms spread from the Dust Bowl area. The drought is the worst ever in U.S. history ...

This is partly a factor of the Dust Bowl-era novel’s structure, which is divided into chapters narrated by ... The other main characters also bring with them hints of magic: Harp is the only farmer in ...