In 1906 Matt Conover moved his family of ten from Texas to Indian Territory to keep his son Buford out of jail. A year later Ben returns from Texas to help his family through the winter before he departs for Texas to live. That night he meets Esther McMasters and falls in love at first sight before he discovers she is his brother Jed's sweetheart. But Jed has other problems that impact both Ben and Esther.
In 1906 Matt Conover moved his family of ten from Texas to Indian Territory to keep his son Buford out of jail. A year later Ben returns from Texas to...
..".family saga that honestly depicts life in Oklahoma during the days just before statehood. Homesteading was...not an easy life and Shipley shows the good and the bad. Shipley...combines deft characterizations and a fine use of vernacular.... "This Raw, Red Land" entertains and informs." -- Patricia Ann Jones, "Tulsa World"
..".story could be one you heard at your grandmother's knee. Shipley incorporates the mores of the period, the clothing, the language, acceptable behavior, taboos and wonderful old frontier traditions. Her descriptive writing and...
Praise for This Raw, Red Land
..".family saga that honestly depicts life in Oklahoma during the days just before statehood. Homesteading was...not ...
Shipley.combines deft characterizations and a fine use of vernacular.This Raw, Red Land entertains and informs.
-Patricia Ann Jones, Tulsa World
Praise for "Land of Sun and Flowers"
Richly told and with an amazingly descriptive voice.Shipley's novel is filled with wonderful dialogue and paints a vivid portrait of life in.early Oklahoma.
-Eric Dabney, The Oklahoman
When Howard LaClede dies from collision injuries, police rule it accidental but his wife, Trish knows from his last desperate phone call that someone he recognized left him for...
Praise for This Raw, Red Land
Shipley.combines deft characterizations and a fine use of vernacular.This Raw, Red Land entertains and informs.
