Showing posts with label Nancy E. Turner. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nancy E. Turner. Show all posts

Book Review: Sarah's Quilt & The Star Garden by Nancy E. Turner

Book: Sarah's Quilt
Author: Nancy E. Turner
Pages: 402
Format: Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle
Publisher:  Thomas Dunne Books
Book Source:  Public Library System
Category:  Historical Fiction, Western
Style:   First person, some violence

Book: The Star Garden
Author: Nancy E. Turner
Pages: 306
Format: Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Book Source:  Public Library System
Category:  Historical Fiction, Western
Style: First person, some violence

Sarah's Quilt Synopsis from GoodReads:

In These Is My Words, Sarah Agnes Prine told the spellbinding story of an extraordinary pioneer woman and her struggle to make a home in the Arizona Territories. Now, in this mesmerizing sequel, a three-year drought has made Sarah desperate for water. And just when it seems that life couldn't get worse, she learns that her brother and his family are trapped in the Great San Francisco Earthquake. A heartwarming blend of stubbornness and compassion, Sarah Agnes Prine will once again capture the hearts of readers everywhere. more. . .

The Star Garden Synopsis from GoodReads:

It is winter 1906, and nearing bankruptcy after surviving drought, storms, and the rustling of her cattle, Sarah remains a stalwart pillar to her extended family. Then a stagecoach accident puts in her path three strangers who will change her life. In sickness and in health, neighbor Udell Hanna remains a trusted friend, pressing for Sarah to marry. When he reveals a plan to grant Sarah her dearest wish, she is overwhelmed with passion and excitement. She soon discovers, however, that there is more to a formal education than she bargained for.  more . . .

My Take:

I'm lumping these two reviews together because in my opinion, for all intents and purposes, they are one book.  At least, they are one story.  However, Ms. Turner would have had a 700-page book on her hands had she treated it as such, which can be daunting to many readers (myself not among them, of course).

Book Review: These Is My Words by Nancy E. Turner

Book:  These Is My Words
Author:  Nancy E. Turner
Pages:  416
Format: Hardcover, paperback, audio cassette, Kindle/ebook
Publisher:  Harper Perennial (April 2008)
Book Source:  Private Loan
Category:  Historical Fiction
Style:  Gripping action, compelling romance & desperate heartbreak
“My life feels like a book left out on the porch, and the wind blows the pages faster and faster, turning always toward a new chapter faster than I can stop to read it.” ― Nancy E. Turner, These Is My Words
My friend, Ginger, showed up on my porch the other day with this book and Shanghai Girls by Lisa See in hand.  "You need to read this," she announced unceremoniously as she shoved These Is My Words at me.  "We're doing it for book club."  Shanghai Girls was an afterthought.  I could read it and pass it on to whomever wanted it.  However, These Is My Words she wants back.  I know because she wrote her name in it. 

The last book I borrowed from Ginger was Catching Fire, the second of the Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins.  I had picked up The Hunger Games at Sam's Club on the cheap to see what the fuss was about, finished it in the middle of the night, and was desperate to get my hands on the next installment.  As always, she came through for me.