Ransom Wilcox, Karl Beckstrand

A Sky So Big: A Romantic Adventure (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

• Winner: 2016 International Book Award • 2016 Laramie Award finalist • Literary Classics Seal of Approval • Multicultural cast (Clean western romance) A gusty young woman and a Latino man, both searching for missing family, clash amid a Nevada silver rush scheme that leaves each unsure who to trustand scrambling to stay alive. What if you returned from a journey to discover that your family has evaporated and someone else has taken residence in your houseoh, and is trying to kill you? Is the shadowy drifter her ally or her enemy? You'll love the genuine conflict, mistaken identity, and rash choices a person must live with when they presume to know what's what. Set around historic Carson City and the Lake Tahoe region, the writing comes from intimate knowledge of the territory. Having lived off the land, Wilcox depended on his wit, grit, and strength (and on his animals) for survival. He and Beckstrand weave authentic detail, care for the terrain and its creatures, and folksy vernacular in a romantic thriller that will make your heart stop. Don't miss this standalone mystery with bonus short storyor listen to the audiobook: To Swallow the Earth (family safeages 14 & up; New Adult/Young Adult survival western; also a YA novel/ebookwith a strong female lead, Hispanic protagonist, and a First Nations/Native American Indian family). Grab your copy of this quick read today. 54,000 words by award-winning author Ransom Wilcox (Horse & Dog Adventures in Early California) and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (Anna's Prayerexplore all of Beckstrand's 60 multiracial books); cover by Mike Condie. 5.25"x8" paperback, 200 pages, Premio Publishing (worldwide rights © 2015), Audible, libraries, and major romance book distributors. No AI. LCCN: 2015937400; FIC027270, FIC027230, FIC027110, FIC022070, FIC002000, FIC030000, FIC033000, FIC056000, FIC059000, JUV001010, JUV002000, JUV028000, JUV029000; FRF, FRJ, YFP, 5JA; Audio ASIN: B07VGP9DC6, (eISBN: 978-1311092038), ISBN: 978-0692426777

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Karl Beckstrand
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781311092038
• Artikelnr.: 48020262

Autorenporträt

Ransom "Doc" Wilcox was born in Taber, Alberta, Canada, in 1907 to David Adrian and Agnes Southworth Wilcox. He was the sixth of seven children. Because Rance was sickly, it was suggested that the family move to California. The family was part of a group of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) that bought land in Vina, north of Chico in 1907. Financial hardship forced the family to move often in search of work: Vacaville, Pope Valley, Gridley, Ukiah, Redwood Valley, Sebastopol, and Oakland. They farmed and tended livestock: sheep, cattle, horses, pigs, turkeys, and hens. They cured ham in a smoke house and did a lot of hunting and fishing in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Once, to escape a charging boar, Wilcox stuck a pole he was carrying in the ground and climbed up!
One season the family lived in a tent while the men worked cutting hay. At harvest time everyone picked apples. Another year, Wilcox joined his father and brothers in Arizona, building a school on an American Indian reservation. Many elements of Wilcox's stories come from his early experiences.
In 1935 Wilcox married and began studying to be a chiropractor. But the Great Depression put his studies on hold. He tried several enterprises to support his familymost failed. So did the marriage.
In 1943 he enlisted in the army. Because of his hunting background they had him train soldiers in gunnery and target practice. Just before his unit was to go overseas, Wilcox got the flu. He missed the boatliterallyso was honorably discharged.
Between more failed marriages, Wilcox completed his studies and opened a chiropractic practice just off Union Square in San Francisco. He took his kids to see Coit Tower, Fisherman's Wharf, Seal Rock, Smugglers' Cove, the Presidio, Fleishhacker Zoo, and football games at Kezar Stadium. Later he moved to Hayward and opened a practice on B Street.
Wilcox's friends called him Ray (for R.A.) or Doc. Besides writing, Wilcox enjoyed singing and was an excellent dancer. He was good with his hands. He loved to walk in the great outdoors. Near the end of his life, he joked about leaving his body to science; "I'm sure they can use my brain. It's in perfect conditionnever been used." In a letter to his daughter, he wrote "In my heart I have no hatred or dislike for anyone. In my career I have eased many a person's pain and suffering." Wilcox died of cancer in 1992 and is buried in Ukiah, CA. His short stories and poems are published under the title, Horse ...