The Life and Times of Rowan Daly
by Rex Owens
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Pub Date May 18 2021 | Archive Date Aug 06 2021
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Description
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.
Advance Praise
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ROWAN DALY is the gripping story of a young woman’s journey from a tragedy that leaves her hopeless and alone, to a new life as a pack horse librarian. The story is wrought with incredible historical detail that takes the reader back to the Great Depression era of 1934. The settings come alive with vivid descriptions of the land and the hill people who live there. The author does a splendid job of creating empathy for Rowan, so that we suffer her agonizing struggles right along with her and root for her to overcome the challenging obstacles placed in her way. Rex Owens is a masterful storyteller whose prose and crisp pacing kept the pages turning.
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| ISBN | 9781949085457 |
| PRICE | $3.99 (USD) |
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