In 1918 in Kansas a young girl is determined to make it possible for her constantly moving, tenant farmer family to buy the farm that she has come to love and wants to live on permanently.
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"A good portrayal of the prejudices suffered by white European minorities . . ."
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-- The Observer and Eccentric (October 2000) (The Observer and Eccentric )
"Thorndike Press has helped me not only find books I want to read, but they also look like regular books. That's important when you're a kid and you can only read Large Print, you want your book to look like all the other books. I'm reading a lot more now that we have found Thorndike Press."
-- Jim Bernardin, Islamorada, FL
"Everyone loves to read, there's nothing like curling up with a good book. We're a reading family, so when our son was diagnosed with Stargardt's Disease and only able to read Large Print, it was particularly difficult. Books on tape are wonderful but they don't fill the void of actually reading a good story. Large Print books have been around a long time for older people, but to find a good novel for a young person in Large Print began to feel nearly impossible. The books that Thorndike Press publishes have truly made a difference in my son's reading life. He can enjoy current novels as well as some of the classics that he missed reading when it became too difficult with regular print."
-- Sara Bernardin, Islamorada, FL
"A good portrayal of the prejudices suffered by white European minorities . . ."
-- School Library Journal (School Library Journal ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Although I was born in Topeka, Kansas, I grew up in small-town Oregon. As a young girl I play-acted the days away with grand adventures on the banks of Muddy Creek and in the nearby Cascade Foothills. Understandably, both Kansas and Oregon have found their way into my novels for both children and adults. Recent releases include my award-winning young-adult novel, BEFORE THE LARK, (set in Kansas) from Texas Tech University Press, and my humorous contemporary Oregon mystery, WHERE GABLE SLEPT, from Riveredge Books. (A second Celia Landrey Mystery is in the works.)
The significant role women and children played in developing the west, against incredible hardship, has long intrigued me and that particular theme is illustrated in The Women of Paragon Springs, my series about a group of women who build their own town as a means to survive the raw Kansas frontier. I'm excited to announce that LONG ROAD TURNING, BLUE HORIZONS, NO OTHER PLACE, and REAP THE SOUTH WIND, originally published in hardcover by Five Star, will be available in trade paperback and as e-books by Christmas-time, 2012.
My historical novel, THE PLAINSWOMAN, a Western Writers of America Spur Award finalist, is available in print and e-book formats, as are HAVEN, a love story set in Oregon's Hells Canyon, and THE BARGAIN, based in part on my own family history. A children's book, TO RAINBOW VALLEY, and a YA novel, ANSWER ME, ANSWER ME, are available in paperback.
My memberships include Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, Western Writers of America, and I am a founding member of Women Writing the West.
When not at the computer working on the next novel, I like to spend time with my busy and growing family. Other interests include travel, sports events, concerts, and of course--reading!
I enjoy life in Jefferson, Oregon with my husband, Bob, a retired research chemist, and the King-of-Everything, our rescue cat, Quigley.
Visit me at www.irenebennettbrown.com
The significant role women and children played in developing the west, against incredible hardship, has long intrigued me and that particular theme is illustrated in The Women of Paragon Springs, my series about a group of women who build their own town as a means to survive the raw Kansas frontier. I'm excited to announce that LONG ROAD TURNING, BLUE HORIZONS, NO OTHER PLACE, and REAP THE SOUTH WIND, originally published in hardcover by Five Star, will be available in trade paperback and as e-books by Christmas-time, 2012.
My historical novel, THE PLAINSWOMAN, a Western Writers of America Spur Award finalist, is available in print and e-book formats, as are HAVEN, a love story set in Oregon's Hells Canyon, and THE BARGAIN, based in part on my own family history. A children's book, TO RAINBOW VALLEY, and a YA novel, ANSWER ME, ANSWER ME, are available in paperback.
My memberships include Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, Western Writers of America, and I am a founding member of Women Writing the West.
When not at the computer working on the next novel, I like to spend time with my busy and growing family. Other interests include travel, sports events, concerts, and of course--reading!
I enjoy life in Jefferson, Oregon with my husband, Bob, a retired research chemist, and the King-of-Everything, our rescue cat, Quigley.
Visit me at www.irenebennettbrown.com
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