By Nancy E. Turner
The classic adventure of one courageous woman's life and struggles in the Arizona Territories in the late nineteenth century . . . Winner of the Arizona Author Award and Finalist of the Willa Cather Literary Award.
"Jack and Sarah are as delicious a couple as Rhett and Scarlett. The three-hankie ending to their long love affair will definitely make you give a damn." ~~ USA Today
"Clear, at times lyrical prose . . . providing vivid, colorful characters and historically accurate backdrop." ~~ Washington Post
A moving, exciting, and heartfelt American saga inspired by the author's own family memoirs, these words belong to Sarah Prine, a woman of spirit and fire who forges a full and remarkable existence in a harsh, unfamiliar frontier. Scrupulously recording her steps down the path Providence has set her upon -- from child to determined young adult to loving mother -- she shares the turbulent events, both joyous and tragic, that molded her, and recalls the enduring love with cavalry officer Captain Jack Elliot that gave her strength and purpose. ~~ back cover
Sarah, who longingly wants to be more beautiful, refined, and religious like her sister-in-law, just possesses too much grit and spitfire and can out shoot any man. Qualities needed and well used in surviving the rugged frontier. Indian raids are a constant fear and threat.
One serendipitous event of traveling on the wagon trek was the acquisition of a large stash of books which set Sarah on the path of learnin'. Secondly, was the watchful care of Captain Elliot -- a man so fierce one minute and so gentle the next. Sarah couldn't decide if was a scoundrel or gentleman.
Check out Nancy Turner's website to see the other two books in this saga.
The classic adventure of one courageous woman's life and struggles in the Arizona Territories in the late nineteenth century . . . Winner of the Arizona Author Award and Finalist of the Willa Cather Literary Award.
"Jack and Sarah are as delicious a couple as Rhett and Scarlett. The three-hankie ending to their long love affair will definitely make you give a damn." ~~ USA Today
"Clear, at times lyrical prose . . . providing vivid, colorful characters and historically accurate backdrop." ~~ Washington Post
A moving, exciting, and heartfelt American saga inspired by the author's own family memoirs, these words belong to Sarah Prine, a woman of spirit and fire who forges a full and remarkable existence in a harsh, unfamiliar frontier. Scrupulously recording her steps down the path Providence has set her upon -- from child to determined young adult to loving mother -- she shares the turbulent events, both joyous and tragic, that molded her, and recalls the enduring love with cavalry officer Captain Jack Elliot that gave her strength and purpose. ~~ back cover
Sarah, who longingly wants to be more beautiful, refined, and religious like her sister-in-law, just possesses too much grit and spitfire and can out shoot any man. Qualities needed and well used in surviving the rugged frontier. Indian raids are a constant fear and threat.
One serendipitous event of traveling on the wagon trek was the acquisition of a large stash of books which set Sarah on the path of learnin'. Secondly, was the watchful care of Captain Elliot -- a man so fierce one minute and so gentle the next. Sarah couldn't decide if was a scoundrel or gentleman.
Check out Nancy Turner's website to see the other two books in this saga.
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