On Shifting Sand

from Virginia51

This was one of the first books I have ever read about the Oklahoma dust bowl during the 1930's. It was more devastating than I ever thought. It was bad enough to be in a depression but to also have no rain for months on end would have been horrible. I am surprised that anyone would have stayed i...

from lanehillhouse

Thursday, May 7, 2015 On Shifting Sand by Allison Pittman, © 2015 I crane my neck, looking for any kind of a familiar landmark, but there are none. No furrowed fields, rippling grass, no head of cattle wandered far from the gate. All the time growing up here, what I liked best was that our family...

from BookwormMama14

Dust, sand, grit everywhere. When there is a door to a different form of life's satisfaction will Nola take it? Nola has married Russ Merrill to escape the harsh hand of her father. But now she feels trapped and is withering away. When an unexpected guest comes to stay, she blossoms. But will thi...

from mom2acat

Long before the Dust Bowl hit their small town in Oklahoma, Nola Merrill feels like she's been drying up bit by bit ever since the day her mother died, leaving her to be raised by her stern father. A hasty to marriage to Russ, a young preacher, didn't bring her the escape she desired, and twelve ...

from mom2acat

Long before the Dust Bowl hit their small town in Oklahoma, Nola Merrill feels like she's been drying up bit by bit ever since the day her mother died, leaving her to be raised by her stern father. A hasty to marriage to Russ, a young preacher, didn't bring her the escape she desired, and twelve ...