Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #465107 in Books
• Published on: 1998-07-16
• Binding: Paperback
• 384 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
Inspired by stories of her great-grandmother, who retired from running a cattle ranch at the age of 85, Nancy Turner's debut novel tells the story of Sarah Prine, pioneer woman and settler of America's western frontier. Sarah begins her diary in 1881, when at the age of 18, her family begins their arduous journey from the dry, dusty heat of Arizona to the greener pastures of Texas. The wagon trail meets danger at every step; rattlesnakes and Indian attacks rip out the heart of Sarah's world. Yet she proves herself strong and faithful, and in times of greatest trouble her family turn to her for support--both physical and emotional.

A woman for our times, Sarah learns to live her own life, loved and respected as rancher, mother and free spirit. These Is My Words captures the harsh, unforgiving landscape of the American West at one of the most devastating periods in that country's history. Mixing politics and social commentary with the compelling tale of a feisty young woman and her desire for knowledge, fairness and grand passion, Nancy Turner has written an outstanding debut novel that is sure to become a 20th-century classic. --Carey Green

Synopsis
Sarah Prine begins her diary in 1881 when her family decides to move from Arizona to Texas. Sarah, at 18, is a bit of a tomboy, who longs to be educated, gracious and beautiful. But when disaster strikes she turns out to be the backbone of the family, brave, strong and determined.

Customer Reviews

FANTASTIC
This is definitely one of my top ten books. It is beautifully written. Don't read anymore reviews...just buy it. I have recommended this book to all my friends and family and as yet not one of them has been able to say a bad word about it.
The story has humour, romance, adventure and tragedy...you will laugh, smile and cry throughout. I have read this book several times and it still enthralls me everytime.

A really great find
I picked this book up when browsing in a second hand book shop, read it in two evenings, and then flicked through all the best bits. The Song of Solomon shall never be the same! Reading it, I felt I was Sarah, and the description is so vivid that sometimes I think I've seen a film of it. Sarah is such a great character, strong and yet always worried that she should act properly. There's too much tragedy to call it a romance (that would put me off anyway), but the romance it there, and it's tender and real. My copy is now very tatty, and has done the rounds.

absolutely brilliant---- more please !
After reading this book I was left with a tear in my eye and that lovely ooooh feeling.Nancy is a master story teller already and it is only her first book.Set in the days of the wild west I got really involved with the feelings of this young girl,whose adventures take her on a wagon train,and her life as a settler with all the hardships you can think of. Written in diary form,you can't say i'll just read to the end of this chapter,then go to bed, so I read till the early hours.So tenderly are Sarah's feelings written about that it is as if it is yourself or your best friend who is telling the story,of love,longing,danger,death and adventure.A definate must read.I am looking forward to the author's next book,hope it is soon.