Virginia Mendenhall, a Quaker from North Carolina, is thirty-three years old when she travels to the arid plains of eastern Colorado in the mid-1930s to marry Alfred Bowen, ten years her senior. They have met only twice and have come to love each other through letters. Now, on an isolated ranch in the Dust Bowl, they must adjust to the harsh ranching life and the dangers of an untamed landscape, as well as the differences between them.
With an extended drought worsening the impact of the Depression in the West, neighbors turn against neighbors, and secrets from Alfred and Virginia's pasts come back to haunt them. But it is the arrival of Virginia's troubled brother on the ranch that sets off a chain of events with life-and-death consequences for them all.
Plain Language is a beautifully told tale of a man and woman fighting against tremendous odds for their land -- and their love.
General
Imprint: |
Touchstone
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2003 |
First published: |
March 2003 |
Authors: |
Barbara Wright
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Dimensions: |
203 x 133 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
348 |
Edition: |
Original ed. |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7432-3020-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Romance >
General
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LSN: |
0-7432-3020-5 |
Barcode: |
9780743230209 |
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