MISSISSIPPI CENTRAL and THISTLES IN THE WIND: An Anthology of Southern Historical Fiction (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781613147023)

This wonderfully written historical fiction series captures the unforgettable struggles, dreams, failures, and triumphs of settler life in the Ozark mountains at the dawn of the 20th century. Life there was rugged and almost always unforgiving. The people and families who called these mountains and "Rivers Bend" home were of hardy stock. They experienced great hardships and suffering, but they were gritty, tough, and stubborn (and faithful) too-and they persevered against even the bleakest of odds. Their inspiring lives and stories remind us that suffering builds perseverance, and perseverance builds character, and character builds hope-and hope, blessed hope, never disappoints.

This seven-volume anthology series, with two authentically crafted novellas in each volume, was written by one whose parents lived in the Ozarks during this era. This series will grab your soul as it harkens back to an era of sacrifice and faith.

- EARLY 1900s - OZARK MOUNTAINS - FAMILY FRIENDLY -

Mississippi Central (A Novella)

Josephine Findley, almost 18, had the poison selected and handy in the event she couldn't handle another day, or even another minute. Rat poison was easy to get. The thing was, though, she had seven strong chains tying her to old terra firma, and they were called 'siblings.' And there was another thing. If she solved the problem this way, there was no way back, and whatever way her life turned out to be, it was the only one she had. Something to think on while washing overalls and digging potatoes.

Thistles in the Wind (A Novella)

Is it possible for the wind to blow a couple of seeds across several states to be planted where they were needed? Or would it require Help from somewhere else?

-ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Ms. Joann Klusmeyer is the daughter of pioneer missionary parents. She grew up in rural Arkansas and learned and served in the little country church her father built and then pastored. Ms. Klusmeyer is a prolific author with over 50 titles to her credit (and counting). Ms. Klusmeyer's historical fiction series for adults, set between the 1880s and the 1920s, include The Burnt Tree Junction Series, The Ozark Mountain Series, Taming the Wilderness Series, The Sheltering Stones Series, and The Trilogy of Wishbone Hollow.

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