Doc/Mary Doria Russell/394 pgs.

I don't like historical fiction. I don't like westerns. I loved this book! It's the fictionalized account of John Henry Holliday a.k.a. Doc Holliday. The author takes the reader back to the 1870s during the peak of Texas cattle trade. The main setting is Dodge City, Kansas, and involves the lives of Wyatt Earp and his brothers, Doc Holliday, and  his mistress Kate Harony.  Ms. Russell describes a time in U.S. history when the country was still recovering from the Civil War, and people were heading west to make their fortune.  Ms. Russell does such a thorough job in bringing her characters to life that the reader is easily immersed in the story. Highly recommended!