Some of the words within these pages are for music, and not just the poetry. The Wind In The Grass tells of an Elsa, a Jeanne, and mostly, a Barbara. Theyre pages in a book, pushed along by an off -shore wind like the tall grass on the true cape of Hatteras. Theres a boxer in the 30s, a killing hurricane at sea, an imaginary French resistance fighter defending white wine. Theres the Viking, Teymor, a lost soul and a lost story before recorded history; and a brave little tugboat at Pearl Harbor. There are words of loneliness, of wanting and not wanting, and other words, gentle and direct. The Wind In Th e Grass is for all of us who understand silence and those of us intimidated by it. Life does get in the way. Its something we have to understand. As others rush by, its up to us to motion to them, beckon and wave. Slow down, we should say...come over here. Lets sit and read together.

This is a memorable first collection from the award-winning writer, the short stories leave a lasting impression on the mind of the reader.

A story of two sisters and their cousin.

Frank L. Gertcher weaves an exquisitely crafted Civil War era murder-mystery. The story includes good detective work by Jeremiah and James, romance between key characters and insight with regard to the battle of good and evil within the human soul. Frank uses vivid dialogue between characters and emotional first person thoughts to let readers vicariously experience love and hate, rage and remorse, ecstasy and fear, joy and sadness. Yet always, accurate descriptions of historical events and scenes are there, and the reader is immersed in time and place, just like the characters.

An essential American novel from Sandra Dallas, an unparalleled writer of our history, and our deepest emotions... During World War II, a family finds life turned upside down when the government opens a Japanese internment camp in their small Colorado town. After a young girl is murdered, all eyes (and suspicions) turn to the newcomers, the interlopers, the strangers. This is Tallgrass as Rennie Stroud has never seen it before. She has just turned thirteen and, until this time, life has pretty much been what her father told her it should be: predictable and fair. But now the winds of change are coming and, with them, a shift in her perspective. And Rennie will discover secrets that can destroy even the most sacred things. Part thriller, part historical novel, Tallgrass is a riveting exploration of the darkest--and best--parts of the human heart.

This murder story features a Rhodesian farmer's wife and her houseboy.