These Is My Words
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Nancy Turner
“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 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.
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Author
Nancy Turner
Pages
416
Publisher
Harper Collins
Published Date
2009-10-13
ISBN
0061863556 9780061863554
Ratings
Google: 4.5
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"I loved this book, first published in 1998, with the audiobook released in 2014. I listened to the audiobook. This story is based on the memoirs of Sarah Prine, a young pioneer woman in the 1880’s in Texas and Arizona. A beautiful account of the struggles and tragedies faced by women in that age. Her courage, bravado and sheer perseverance is something to behold. "
Merry
"Written entirely as diary entries, this story felt so real, almost as if it were a memoir. Sarah lives in the Arizona territory in the late 1800s and she is tough, brave, resilient, and loving. Her words bring such life to her experiences and the people she loves. This was an excellent historical fiction novel, based off actual family members of the author. "
Katie Harrison
"You will be swept away back in time. You’ll slow down near the end trying to make it last. Oh to read it again for the first time!"
Rebecca Dodd
"Wow, a treasure of a book!! It’s a gem!!"
Lorilynn T
"I don’t know why but I was really surprised how much I loved this book. "
Htbeany
"An amazing book that allows you to watch the main character grow not only in maturity as time goes on, but their writing abilities. I read this book years ago and it is still my favorite. "
Chrissy
"This was such a good book!"
Jodi Svederus-Neily
"Terrible and heart wrenching, this beautifully written diary had me captivated in every entry. The love story was slow and satisfying, beautiful and wholesome. I lived in Southern AZ, the wild frontier, for days after closing this book."
Meagan Moldrem
"Diary format. Tineframe"
Katherine DiAntonio