A Long Time in the Wilderness
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (944 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0595310435 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 484 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Despite warnings from her family and her own common sense, in the year 1905, Neva Walters, a pretty southern farm girl and traveling organ teacher, hastily married Neal Larkin, a mysterious stranger who crashed her party.Savagely beaten on her wedding night, Neva soon learned she was a captive in the male dominated Larkin family where unusual circumstances ruled escape not an option.Effie, Neal's mother, nursed Neva back to health and became her mentor through her journey as a Larkin Woman.Neva, despite a future of pain, depravation and near helplessness strived to liberate the women and children from the grip of the Larkin men.Neva was truly a long time in the wilderness and her struggle leads the reader on many unexpected twists and turns to a surprising end.
. My writing hobby became a serious pursuit and I joined a local professional writing group.Neva?s saga originated from stories I heard and people I knew while growing up on a south Georgia farm.I am widowed and live in Rockwall, Texas, near my son. I was an English teacher
About the Author I was an English teacher. . My writing hobby became a serious pursuit and I joined a local professional writing group.Neva?s saga originated from stories I heard and people I knew while growing up on a south Georgia farm.I am widowed and live in Rockwall, Texas, near my son
Jennifer Glass said Wonderful book. "A Long Time in the Wilderness" by Clarece Talcott had me interested from the very first page. I COULD NOT put this book down. I couldn't wait to see what would happen to Neva. Whenever you thought you knew what was going to happen next, Clarece Talcott would suprise you. I truely did not want this book to end. I almost felt empty when the book was over. It made me want more of Neva and the rest of the characters. If you ar. I had to feel a little sorry for Nevea's husband but can understand why she was never able to forgive him or to recapture the lo Becky Davis This book makes you think, makes you feel and makes you wonder if we ever really know the person we choose to marry. I could feel for Nevea and applauded her mother in law for the stand she took at the risk of her own safety. I cannot imagine any man being as cruel as her father in law and teaching his sons to be just as cruel was beyond evil. I had to feel a little sorry for Nevea's husband but can understand why she was n. Pretty good! I do not usually read books like this but a friend recommended it. She said it was her favorite book of all time. I agree it was very interesting every time it started to get slow it would pick back up! I have already recommended to a couple friends.