Category: The Edge of Nowhere
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BE “IN THE KNOW”
Victoria Hastings Harrison Green is 28 and widowed with nine children in the midst of the worst natural disaster to ever hit American Soil — the 1930s Oklahoma Dust Bowl. Is there anything she won’t do to feed her children? Is there anything ANY parent wouldn’t do to feed their children?
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El Reno, Oklahoma Welcomes President Obama!
Though the names have changed and the times are better, they’re still the same people depicted in my novel, The Edge of Nowhere, and the way the residents represented our town yesterday makes me doubly proud to have set my novel in this wonderful town.
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THE EDGE OF NOWHERE
The story of a young woman’s courage in the face of unrelenting adversity. Inspired by actual events. Coming this January by Penner Publishing.
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The Stories Behind the Story: The Edge of Nowhere Part III
Last night I returned to Minnesota after a long trip back to Oklahoma for a family reunion. The timing of my trip was impeccable as I’m currently in the final editing stages of my book, The Edge of Nowhere, which is expected to be released this Spring by Penner Publishing. This novel was inspired by my grandmother’s…
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2015 Lawton Chautauqua (June 16-20)
If you’ve followed my website at all recently, then you know that my upcoming novel, The Edge of Nowhere, follows the story of a widowed mother of ten children struggling to survive through the 1930s Oklahoma Dust Bowl. But what was the Dust Bowl, really? The Lawton Public Library in Lawton, Oklahoma is hosting a…
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Stories Behind the Story: The Edge of Nowhere (Part II)
Late last year I wrote an article for Rochester Women magazine about local author, Abbie Williams, whose newest novel, Heart of a Dove, was about to be released by Central Avenue Publishing. Her novel (which is an excellent read, by the way) is about a young woman in the early post Civil War days who…
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Stories Behind the Story: The Edge of Nowhere
A dear friend of mine recently referred to going back home to Oklahoma as being akin to putting on a favorite old warm fuzzy robe and slippers. It just feels good. I have to concur. In another week or so, I’ll be returning to Oklahoma for the first time in about two years. To say I’m homesick…
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The News is Out!
If you’ve not heard yet, the news is out! Penner Publishing announced today the forthcoming release of my new novel, The Edge of Nowhere! I can’t tell you how excited I am! To read about it, follow this link. What can I tell you about this new novel? It’s gritty and real. It tells the…
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Red Oklahoma Earth
My novel, The Edge of Nowhere, is expected to be released this Fall by Penner Publishing. In it, I talk extensively of my love for the red Oklahoma dirt. It’s hard to imagine unless you’ve seen it firsthand, so I’ve stolen this photo from my cousin. Ignore the mud – Oklahoma is under siege at present…
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