Oatman, R. S.

R. S. Oatman was born and raised in Eau Claire. This is her ninth book, all of them, in differing ways, on the mysteries of human drives and interactions. "My first book tackled the reason for life itself and followed characters through millenniums. Simple subject...! The next narrowed to the true life of one extraordinary individual and her rise to ambitious heights. From there I went on to follow a group as they aged and overcame everyday problems, and now broader again with this, an overview of an entire city, of the struggles and hope that created it. Looking at things from a big picture a...