The Life and Times of Rowan Daly - Owens, Rex
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With no living relatives, 18-year-old Rowan Daly leaves the only home she's ever known to be with her beloved, Eli. They settle in the mining town of New Hope. In 1934 the best paying job is dynamiting rock in the pit-a job Eli volunteers to do with disastrous consequences. When he's killed, Rowan is alone and abandoned with no way to support herself. Rowan is recruited to be a Pack Horse Librarian and soon finds herself delivering books to hill families, facing her fears of abandonment, and learning about the unique rural folks she serves. It's just the beginning for Rowan-being a Pack Horse…mehr

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With no living relatives, 18-year-old Rowan Daly leaves the only home she's ever known to be with her beloved, Eli. They settle in the mining town of New Hope. In 1934 the best paying job is dynamiting rock in the pit-a job Eli volunteers to do with disastrous consequences. When he's killed, Rowan is alone and abandoned with no way to support herself. Rowan is recruited to be a Pack Horse Librarian and soon finds herself delivering books to hill families, facing her fears of abandonment, and learning about the unique rural folks she serves. It's just the beginning for Rowan-being a Pack Horse Librarian changes her future, giving her a life she could never have imagined.
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Rex Owens published his first novel in the Irish Troubles Series, Murphy's Troubles, in November 2013, the second, Out of Darkness, in June 2015, and the third, Dead Reckoning, in April 2018. His fourth novel, The Life and Times of Rowan Daly will be published in May 2021. UW Madison writing instructor Christine DeSmet describes his writing as cinematic. Rex is very active in supporting local libraries. He serves as the President of both the Sun Prairie Public Library and the Dane County Public Library. He is also the discussion leader for the Wednesday Afternoon Book Club which meets monthly. He supports authors as the host of the award-winning radio talk program My World and Welcome to It, which airs on the first and third Monday every month at 10:30 am. The interview program is live streamed at: www.sunprairiemediacenter.com. To learn more about Rex's work visit: www.rexowens.us To connect with Rex, you can e-mail him at rexowens00@gmail.com