The Ordinary Truth

Repetitive plots and mythic threads run through many, many novels of the American West. The family ranch or farm, beset by change, barely holds a fragmenting family together. In fact, there seems to be more human connection with the land than with each other. Severe generational schisms are tearing the family apart because both the […]

HORSES – HORSES – HORSES

Dear Bookin’ with Sunny, my niece is ten years old and crazy about horses. Can you recommend any good horse stories?  I can’t afford to get her a pony and her parents cannot afford to keep a horse in the city.  Sincerely, Desperate in Chicago. Dear Desperate – Funny you should ask. The short answer […]