These is my Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901
Description
“Belongs on your must-read list. This novel is a gem.” —Omaha World-Herald
Nancy E. Turner's unforgettable These Is My Words melds the sweeping adventures and dramatic landscapes of Lonesome Dove with the heartfelt emotional saga of Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All.
A moving, exciting, and heartfelt American family 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 story with cavalry officer Captain Jack Elliot that gave her strength and purpose.
Rich in authentic everyday details of frontier life and alive with truly unforgettable characters, These Is My Words brilliantly brings a vanished world to breathtaking life again.
|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.
Rich in authentic everyday details and alive with truly unforgettable characters, These Is My Words brilliantly brings a vanished world to breathtaking life again.
|“Incredibly vivid and real and almost as though everything had been found, complete in a box somewhere.” - Washington Post
“A vivid picture of one woman’s true grit on the frontier.” - Dallas Morning News
“A compelling portrait of an enduring love, the rough old West and a memorable pioneer.” - Publishers Weekly
“These Is My Words is an entertaining...at times harrowing...reading experience.” - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
PUBLISHER:
HarperCollins
ISBN-10:
0061458031
ISBN-13:
9780061458033
BINDING:
Paperback / softback
PUBLICATION YEAR:
2008
NUMBER OF PAGES:
416
BOOK DIMENSIONS:
8.00(H) x 5.31(W) x 0.94(D)
AUDIENCE TYPE:
General / adult
LANGUAGE:
English