All 25 Uses of

however
in
The Horse Whisperer

The purge was now almost over, however, and Annie and Farlow had recently become skillful at constructing payoff deals which bought the silence of those departing.†
Chpt 1 *

however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.

The city today, Robert now knew, was a mere skeleton of what it then was, but "had lost nothing of its charm," none of which, however, was immediately apparent from the vantage of Robert's window seat.†
Chpt 28

Today however, when the girls rode out from the trees and into the sun, all they found was the bloody, severed wing of a bird.†
Chpt 1

A second scan however had found some diffused bleeding in the brain so they had drilled a tiny hole in her skull and inserted something that was now monitoring the pressure inside.†
Chpt 2

Since the spring however, when Annie had taken on this new job, things had become strained.†
Chpt 2

In the end, they did however decide to tell her about the man from Montana.†
Chpt 10

Baking the French-style apple tart she was serving for dessert however, hadn't been half the task of working out how they all might get to eat it.†
Chpt 23

However, the urge—so wildly out of character that it made even Annie laugh—had little, if anything, to do with religion.†
Chpt 25

There was such hope however, such a promise of light in this tentative act of trust by Pilgrim that she felt something shift and open within her and knew that it was permanent.†
Chpt 26

However fragile, the confidence and trust Tom had been working for were set.†
Chpt 28

More powerfully however, and even though she told herself how foolish it was, she felt she was betraying Tom by what she was doing now.†
Chpt 29

If however it really was as urgent as Robert said, which by her tone she seemed to doubt, she would try to contact Dr. Auerbach on his behalf.†
Chpt 30

Still however, something had restrained her from telling him; and now she wondered if it was the fear of how he would react.†
Chpt 34

Unlike the pain of losing Tom however, it was a pain she could at least imagine.†
Chpt 34

What they could tell however, was that she was riding the horse as hard as hell and that if she kept it up he'd soon be on his knees.†
Chpt 35

When however in May the world at last warmed, they seemed to reassert themselves and the blossom when it came was full and unblemished.†
Chpt 36 *

Some few however found a final brief reprieve on the white gauze netting of a cradle which, since the weather had grown mild, stood daily in the dappled shade.†
Chpt 36

Definitions:

(1) (however as in: However, complications may...)
though (or another expression that connects contrasting ideas)

(Based on idea 1 we might not expect idea 2, but this is a way of saying that even though idea 1 exists, we still have idea 2. Synonyms include in spite of that, despite that, nevertheless, nonetheless, on the other hand, in contrastand but.)
(2) (however as in: However much she tried...)
to whatever degree (regardless of how much; or whatever unspecified amount)
(3) (however as in: However you do it, get it done!)
in whatever way
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
meaning too rare to warrant focus:

Much more rarely (and arguably incorrectly), however can be used to intensify the word how, as when one says "However did you find her?" Grammarians would suggest using two words for that usage: "How ever did you find her?"