Westering Women : A Novel by Sandra Dallas (2020, Hardcover)

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PublisherSt. Martin's Press
ISBN-101250239664
ISBN-139781250239662
eBay Product ID (ePID)11038643916

Product Key Features

Book TitleWestering Women : a Novel
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2020
TopicContemporary Women, Westerns, Historical
GenreFiction
AuthorSandra Dallas
FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight13.8 Oz
Item Length8.6 in
Item Width5.7 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2019-034031
Reviews"Dallas focuses on a motley group of women who form a bond traveling to California on the Overland Trail... Readers will enjoy this modern take on the journey West that's rife with girl power." -- Publisher's Weekly, "Wrenching and uplifting..." -- The Denver Post "Exhilarating and hard to resist." -- Katherine Powers, The Washington Post "Dallas has written an engaging historical fiction about the strength of women in times of adversity." -- Library Journal "Dallas focuses on a motley group of women who form a bond traveling to California on the Overland Trail... Readers will enjoy this modern take on the journey West that's rife with girl power." -- Publisher's Weekly "A great historical fiction novel with strong female characters that come together and form a bond ... A true testament to their survival. " -- Red Carpet Crash "The story is a heartwarming and at the same time, sorrowful, tale of the power of friendship, trust, and family. A wonderful read for lovers of historical fiction! ... The characters, the sense of camaraderie and adventure, and the unity of the women. Take this perilous trip to the California goldfields with this group of 44 women." -- the novel gnome "Female bonding in the nineteenth century had dangers unique to the era. Maggie's 'unsuitable' friendships, forged over shared hardships and the impossibility of returning home, make this exciting novel difficult to put down." -- Jeanne Greene, Booklist, "Dallas has written an engaging historical fiction about the strength of women in times of adversity." -- Library Journal "Dallas focuses on a motley group of women who form a bond traveling to California on the Overland Trail... Readers will enjoy this modern take on the journey West that's rife with girl power." -- Publisher's Weekly "A great historical fiction novel with strong female characters that come together and form a bond ... A true testament to their survival. " -- Red Carpet Crash "The story is a heartwarming and at the same time, sorrowful, tale of the power of friendship, trust, and family. A wonderful read for lovers of historical fiction! ... The characters, the sense of camaraderie and adventure, and the unity of the women. Take this perilous trip to the California goldfields with this group of 44 women." -- the novel gnome "Female bonding in the nineteenth century had dangers unique to the era. Maggie's 'unsuitable' friendships, forged over shared hardships and the impossibility of returning home, make this exciting novel difficult to put down." -- Jeanne Greene, Booklist, "Dallas has written an engaging historical fiction about the strength of women in times of adversity." -- Library Journal "Female bonding in the nineteenth century had dangers unique to the era. Maggie's 'unsuitable' friendships, forged over shared hardships and the impossibility of returning home, make this exciting novel difficult to put down." -- Jeanne Greene "Dallas focuses on a motley group of women who form a bond traveling to California on the Overland Trail... Readers will enjoy this modern take on the journey West that's rife with girl power." -- Publisher's Weekly, "Exhilarating and hard to resist." -- Katherine Powers, The Washington Post "Dallas has written an engaging historical fiction about the strength of women in times of adversity." -- Library Journal "Dallas focuses on a motley group of women who form a bond traveling to California on the Overland Trail... Readers will enjoy this modern take on the journey West that's rife with girl power." -- Publisher's Weekly "A great historical fiction novel with strong female characters that come together and form a bond ... A true testament to their survival. " -- Red Carpet Crash "The story is a heartwarming and at the same time, sorrowful, tale of the power of friendship, trust, and family. A wonderful read for lovers of historical fiction! ... The characters, the sense of camaraderie and adventure, and the unity of the women. Take this perilous trip to the California goldfields with this group of 44 women." -- the novel gnome "Female bonding in the nineteenth century had dangers unique to the era. Maggie's 'unsuitable' friendships, forged over shared hardships and the impossibility of returning home, make this exciting novel difficult to put down." -- Jeanne Greene, Booklist, "Female bonding in the nineteenth century had dangers unique to the era. Maggie's 'unsuitable' friendships, forged over shared hardships and the impossibility of returning home, make this exciting novel difficult to put down." -- Jeanne Greene "Dallas focuses on a motley group of women who form a bond traveling to California on the Overland Trail... Readers will enjoy this modern take on the journey West that's rife with girl power." -- Publisher's Weekly
SynopsisFrom the bestselling author of Prayers for Sale , Sandra Dallas' Westering Women is an inspiring celebration of sisterhood on the perilous Overland Trail AG Journal's RURAL THEMES BOOKS FOR WINTER READING Hasty Book Lists' BEST BOOKS COMING OUT IN JANUARY " Exciting novel ... difficult to put down." -- Booklist "If you are an adventuresome young woman of high moral character and fine health, are you willing to travel to California in search of a good husband?" It's February, 1852, and all around Chicago, Maggie sees postings soliciting "eligible women" to travel to the gold mines of Goosetown. A young seamstress with a small daughter, she has nothing to lose. She joins forty-three other women and two pious reverends on the dangerous 2,000-mile journey west. None are prepared for the hardships they face on the trek or for the strengths they didn't know they possessed. Maggie discovers she's not the only one looking to leave dark secrets behind. And when her past catches up with her, it becomes clear a band of sisters will do whatever it takes to protect one of their own., From the bestselling author of Prayers for Sale , Sandra Dallas' Westering Women is an inspiring celebration of sisterhood on the perilous Overland Trail "If you are an adventuresome young woman of high moral character and fine health, are you willing to travel to California in search of a good husband?" It's February, 1852, and all around Chicago, Maggie sees postings soliciting "eligible women" to travel to the gold mines of Goosetown. A young seamstress with a small daughter, she has nothing to lose. She joins forty-three other women and two pious reverends on the dangerous 2,000-mile journey west. None are prepared for the hardships they face on the trek or for the strengths they didn't know they possessed. Maggie discovers she's not the only one looking to leave dark secrets behind. And when her past catches up with her, it becomes clear a band of sisters will do whatever it takes to protect one of their own.
LC Classification NumberPS3554.A434W46 2020

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