--15 BYTES

"Richardson, whose Mormon ancestors settled in the northern Salt Lake Valley, offers a complete portrait of life in the American West by exploring the struggles of a woman living outside the centers of power. Engaging and beautifully written, Tributary is a welcome addition to the current conversation."

--5280 MAGAZINE

"As wild and isolating as the determined, defiant Clair, the prairies and mountain ranges seduce both narrator and reader. Richardson has created rich, memorable characters."

--HIGH COUNTRY NEWS

"In some ways, the novel serves to circumvent the convention of Western literature...the story explores how the landscape itself becomes the salvation of Clair Martin."

--THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE

"Richardson takes readers back to 1870 Utah for this tale of strength and survival. Raised as a Mormon, our hero Clair Martin travels to the American South, through Shoshone country, and back to Utah."

--DENVER POST

"A quest to belong is the theme of this novel from Richardson, whose lyrical prose and heartfelt characters shine through. This novel has much to offer, including a balanced perspective on a controversial time in Mormon history, but its greatest gift is its wisdom about finding one's own path."

--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

"Richardson is a new American voice worth listening to."

--PETER HELLER, author of The Painter and The Dog Stars

"Beautifully written and engaging, this is a story of one woman and her refusal to cave into societal norms in order to seek her own difficult and inspired path."

--LAURA PRITCHETT, author of Stars Go Blue

"You'll love resolute Clair Martin, the equal of any man--or religion. Clair's strength and survival are the heritage of western women."

--SANDRA DALLAS, author of True Sisters

"A remarkable odyssey of the American West, told in one of the most clear-sighted, unjudging, and original voices I've come across in years."

--MOLLY GLOSS, author of The Jump-Off Creek

"Seldom does a novel come along that is as beautifully written and emotionally honest as Tributary. A lyrical and haunting story not to be missed."

--MARGARET COEL, author of Buffalo Bill's Dead Now

"From polygamist Mormon desert settlements to the yellow fever-plagued Gulf to an Idaho sheep ranch, Richardson evokes the 19th-century West and the human heart in all their complexity."

--BARBARA WRIGHT, author of the Spur Award-winning novel Plain Language