Times of Sorrow/Times of Grace: Writing by Women of the Great Plains/High Plains [Paperback]

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• Paperback: 364 pages
• Publisher: The Backwaters Press (September 1, 2002)
• ISBN-10: 0967714982
• ISBN-13: 978-0967714981
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,988,087 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Midwest Book Review - stunning work by women writers, August 3, 2003

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Laurel Johnson (Kansas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Times of Sorrow/Times of Grace: Writing by Women of the Great Plains/High Plains (Paperback)

From the visually stunning cover to the black and white wildflower drawings and eye pleasing font, this anthology is a keeper. It is a map of secret journeys to be shared, read and reread.

Greg Kosmicki, Editor and Publisher, says it well: "Times of Sorrow Times of Grace" is a showcase for the talents that grow like wildflowers among the writers of the Great Plains / High Plains who happen to be women."

It is a daunting task, reviewing an anthology of poetry and prose created through the gifts of many female writers. I am a prairie dweller and writer myself. I've experienced first hand the beauties and sorrows, and yet I found myself astounded by the power of their words. Poets and story tellers shared familiar workworn faces from which every dream has fled, the shame of discovering pockets of starvation and neglect amidst plenty. Secrets that poison generations are spoken plainly, along with heart stabbing sorrow that will never be mended. I read of precious shining moments frozen in time, love that could not be battered or shattered into indifference. And there is the sort of beauty one can only find in the plains - sights, scents, and sounds. Huge black prairie skies full of stars remain unchanged through every generation. Weather, people, and everyday life are lamented or extolled in turn. If you want to see what life is truly like in the wide open spaces, you'll get a feel of plains living in this book.

My congratulations to Backwaters Press and Mr. Kosmicki for publishing Times of Sorrow Times of Grace. The content is excellent and well worth reading.