THESE IS MY WORDS by Nancy Turner

In honor of Arizona's Birthday on Feb 14th - the book selection's depicts life in Arizona around 1880 from the diary of a woman. Published in 2008. 416 pages. Join us in reading "These is my Words". If the meetup is Full, simply RSVP "no" with the comment you would like to be added if someone drops out, and I will add you if there is an opportunity. From Publishers Weekly Based on the real-life exploits of the author's great-grandmother, this fictionalized diary vividly details one woman's struggles with life and love in frontier Arizona at the end of the last century. When she begins recording her life, Sarah Prine is an intelligent, headstrong 18-year-old capable of holding her own on her family's settlement near Tucson. Her skill with a rifle fends off a constant barrage of Indian attacks and outlaw assaults. It also attracts a handsome Army captain named Jack Elliot. By the time she's 21, Sarah has recorded her loveless marriage to a family friend, the establishment of a profitable ranch, the birth of her first child?and the death of her husband. The love between Jack and Sarah, which dominates the rest of the tale, has begun to blossom.