'In a compelling fiction debut, Nancy 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'.
Inspired by the author's original family memoirs, this absorbing story introduces us to the questing, indomitable Sarah Prine, one of the most memorable women ever to survive and prevail in the Arizona Territory of the late 1800s. As a child, a fiery young woman, and finally a caring mother, Sarah forges a life as full and fascinating as our deepest needs, our most secret hopes, and our grandest dreams.
Rich in authentic details of daily life and etched with striking character portraits of very different pioneer families, this action-packed novel is also the story of a powerful, enduring love between Sarah and the dashing cavalry officer Captain Jack Elliot. While their love growns, the heartbreak and wonder of the frontier experience unfold in scene after scene.
Sarah's incredible story leads us into a vanished world that comes vividly to life again, while her struggles with work and home, love and responsible resonate with those every woman faces today. 'These Is My Words' is a passionate celebration of a remarkable life, exhilarating and gripping from first page to last.'

A second copy of a novel I bought randomly years ago and fell in love with. This is an American print, again bought years ago, this time from a charity shop and in excellent condition. Lending to my colleague who likes real life adventures, I thought she might find the based on fact story of those brave pioneers who packed up their lives in covered wagons and headed West across a continent that offered life and death on a daily basis during their journey towards a better life in a wilderness.