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“Belongs on your must-read list. This novel is a gem.” —Omaha World-HeraldNancy 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,...

From the bestselling author of These Is My Words comes an exhilarating followup to the beloved Sarah’s Quilt. In the latest diary entries of pioneer woman Sarah Agnes Prine, Nancy E. Turner continues Sarah’s extraordinary story as she struggles to make a home in the Arizona Territory.Winter 1906. Nearing bankruptcy after surviving drought, storms, and the rustling of her cattle, Sarah remains a stalwart pillar to her extended family. Then a stagecoach accident put...

“I adored stepping into to the world of the Prines through tough-as-rawhide Mary Pearl. Light Changes Everything is a novel as gritty and authentic as the women of the Arizona Territory. Nancy E. Turner brings the west and its people fully to life.” –Lisa Wingate, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were YoursBestselling author Nancy E. Turner returns to the world of Sarah Agnes Prine through the wide-eyes of her

Sarah's Quilt, the long-awaited sequel to These Is My Words, continues the dramatic story of Sarah Agnes Prine. Beloved by readers and book clubs from coast to coast, These Is My Words told the spellbinding story of an extraordinary pioneer woman and her struggle to make a home in the Arizona Territories. Now Sarah returns.In 1906, the badlands of Southern Arizona Territory is a desolate place where a three-year drought has changed the landscape for all t...

I turned and faced the road we'd come down, my face hard and set. The kids moved on without me. I could still see a slight glow and the murky, gray smoke reaching above the trees, where it spread to the south....When I thought they were out of earshot, I took a deep breath. "You lied to me," I whispered toward the building, to all the people it represented, to the hours I'd spent on those hard, split-log seats, and to my childish epiphanies born there .... "You lied," ...

From the bestselling author of These Is My Words comes this exhilarating follow-up to the beloved Sarah's Quilt. In the latest diary entries of pioneer woman Sarah Agnes Prine, Nancy E. Turner continues Sarah's extraordinary story as she struggles to make a home in the Arizona Territory.**It is winter 1906, and nearing bankruptcy after surviving drought, storms, and the rustling of her cattle, Sarah remains a stalwart pillar to her extended famil...

Author Nancy Turner shares a riveting non-fiction narrative about Debbie Austin's unusual life. So bizarre is her story that it sounds surreal, yet true. The lives of a mother, daughter and son weave heartbreak and pain through the pages and unfold deeper and darker family secrets.A Southern born girl, Debbie dreams of one day becoming a wife and mother. She grows up in an ultra-religious family. At no time does she anticipate that one of her children will eventually become a famou...

What if learning about plants meant learning how to relate to land, language, and living knowledge?Plant Teachings from My Auntie offers a rare opportunity to engage with Snuneymuxw (Coast Salish) plant knowledge as it is meant to be shared: through relationship, respect, and lived cultural practice.Grounded in the teachings of Snuneymuxw Elder and Knowledge Keeper Geraldine Manson (C'tasi:a), this richly illustrated guide brings forward knowledge ...

Even Angels Cry When a Child is Abused. Book Two of "One Mother of a Porn Star" reveals that abuse is generational. Debbie Austin's family secrets rise into view one by one. Debbie seeks help from a psychotherapist to heal her family.A Southern Mom who had the True Grit to survive because nothing is stronger than a Mother's Love.

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 J...

One of Book Riot's top 100 Must-Read Books of American Historical Fiction!Nancy Turner burst onto the literary scene with her hugely popular novels These Is My Words, Sarah's Quilt, and The Star Garden. Now, Turner has written the novel she was born to write, this exciting and heartfelt story of a woman struggling to find herself during the tumultuous years preceding the American Revolution.The year is 1729, and Resolute Talbot an...

Meet twins Earl and Pearl Squirrel! He’s gray, and she’s brown. At times he’s an annoying little brother, and at times she’s a bossy big sister. Their tales include a family outing to The Annual Nutty Acorn Festival, a risky game of roadkill, and a visit to Doctor Darrell.Children will understand that peer pressure can influence them to make decisions which might lead to dangerous outcomes and disciplinary consequences. Another life lesson is to always try to do your best. Children...