Marcia Hensley’s memoir tells the story of a woman, raised a city girl in Bible-belt Oklahoma, who follows her dream of finding freedom in the West. In the rugged high desert and mountains of Wyoming, she creates a new identity, shaped by the two loves of her life: the beautiful history-laden land and the charismatic man who knows it intimately.
In her first book, Staking Her Claim: Women Homesteading the West, Hensley introduced readers to stories of pioneering women who came west on their own — now she shares her story.
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“Away From It All is about breaking and making connections, and about finding one’s authentic self, as well as a soulmate. In Hensley’s journey from Oklahoma to Wyoming, she proves, like the women homesteaders before her, that she can thrive in the vast and uncompromising expanse of the West. In lyric prose and vivid details, she sweeps you along on her journey.”
Susanne George, The Adventures of the Woman Homesteader
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