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A New York society girl buys a ranch in New Mexico and finds herself involved in frontier warfare and a love affair with one of the dashing cowboys she feared before she knew the ways of the West"--Amazon.

Can a city slicker adapt to western life?Bandits and death are never far away The definitive edition. Annotated Large Print edition. - Features an extended biography of the life and experiences of Pearl Zane Grey Madeline's brother Alfred struggles to make ends meet. Madeline is overwhelmed by the refreshing experience in the open ranches, mountains, and plains away from city life. The handsome cowboy Gene Stewart is a welcome distraction, too. After some difficult times adjusting to life as a cowgirl, Madeline embraces her new life. She buys land of her own to settle down. At the same time, she finds out that cowboys can be tamed and danger is never far off. The only way to survive it all is by cooperating with the locals against attacking bandits and Mexican raiders. "He'll rob, burn, and make off with you. He'll murder, too, if it falls his way." Will Madeline's growing desire for the western lifestyle push her into risking her life? Light of the Western Stars is a story about a young woman's pursuit for meaning in a world full of danger, love in unexpected places and redemption for the future. The book shows us how compelling cowboy life was in 1912 New Mexico.

Pearl Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 - October 23, 1939) was an American author and dentist best known for his popular adventure novels and stories associated with the Western genre in literature and the arts; he idealized the American frontier. Riders of the Purple Sage (1912) was his best-selling book.In addition to the commercial success of his printed works, his books have had second lives and continuing influence when adapted as films and television productions. His novels and short stories have been adapted into 112 films, two television episodes, and a television series, Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater.

A New York society girl buys a ranch which becomes the center of frontier warfare. Her loyal superintendent rescues her when she is captured by bandits. A surprising climax brings the story to a delightful close.

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