Myra Hargrave McIlvain

Broschiertes Buch

A Long Way Home

Beschreibung

Meredith Haggerty cripples her husband in a car crash and endures years of his physical abuse. She plans to escape if she can find a way to make it look as if she died and leave him a rich widower. When she escapes the fall of the North Tower on 9/11, she grabs her chance for a new life. Her seatmate on the bus headed south is Father Jacque Richelieu a medical doctor who offers her a job at his community center on the Texas Rio Grande. Father Rich and the friendly locals along the Mexican border, welcome Meredith into their lively enclave. The honesty and humility of the folks she meets stirs a yearning in Meredith to reveal her true identity. A handsome border patrol agent shows too much interest for Meredith's comfort and Father Rich, who becomes a good friend, stirs feelings she tries to ignore. Is it possible for Meredith to resolve her conflicting emotions and confront her past?

Autor

Myra Hargrave McIlvain is a sixth generation Texan and a storyteller who began her career writing a family humor column while she raised her two children. After the nest emptied, her background in Texas history led to Austin where she wrote Texas historical markers that line the highways, designate historic homes, and chronicle the lives of cemetery residents.McIlvain's love of a good story prompted her to write six nonfiction books about famous and infamous Texas sites and characters. Her most recent, Texas Tales, Stories that Shaped a Landscape and a People, is a collection of 113 of her favorite Texas history blog posts.After several years offering Texas seminars, Myra and her husband began taking her classes on one-day historic trips that led to a worldwide tour business. When she retired, McIlvain lectured for the continuing education program at the University of Texas and other venues across the state. She published her first historical fiction in 2012 and is currently working on her fifth, The Reluctant Bride.Whether she is telling stories in her books, her blogs, or her lectures, Myra McIlvain views history as the story of a people, and the people she knows best have made Texas home.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Indies United Publishing House, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 326
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Februar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 616g
• ISBN-13: 9781644566138
• ISBN-10: 1644566133
• Artikelnr.: 68096912