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First time author Jane Fulkerson is a wife, mom, grandmother, retired funeral director and served in the military in the 1960s. As she puts it, "After retirement I decided to write, to keep my brain from turning to oatmeal." What started out as a short story ended up being her first novel. Born in the Midwest, she has spent the last fifty years of her life surrounded by the stark beauty of eastern Montana and people who earn their living directly from the earth. This is undoubtedly a big influence in her choice of subject matter for her first effort. It would be remiss not to mention that she is also an avid Boston Red Sox fan. ...more

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Jane Fulkerson said: " The Aspen Grove
Jane Fulkerson
Independently Published
9781734330519, $14.95 Paper/$2.99 Kindle

https://www.amazon.com/Aspen-Grove-Ja...

The Aspen Grove centers on an Irish immigrant family in 1883 Colorado, and provides a Western theme with a cultur The Aspen Grove
Jane Fulkerson
Independently Published
9781734330519, $14.95 Paper/$2.99 Kindle

https://www.amazon.com/Aspen-Grove-Ja...

The Aspen Grove centers on an Irish immigrant family in 1883 Colorado, and provides a Western theme with a cultural twist as it inspects the lives of Daniel O'Neal, his wife and daughter, and their hired hands who live on a cattle ranch.

Their world and habits seem set until catastrophe strikes and changes both the family and everything around it.

Readers with a prior affection for Western themes will find this story more multifaceted than most, offering a satisfyingly complex series of events that draw together opposing forces in Civil War history, an effort to bring justice to a grieving family, and the lingering effects of the war's political and social changes on the nation.

This flavor alone sets The Aspen Grove apart from more singular Western productions, but Jane Fulkerson also adds other elements, such as extensive family history, cultural references to immigrant Irish experiences, and discussions of community ties into a classic story of confronting adversity.

Under another hand, so many subplots under one cover might have proved challenging for readers of Westerns to absorb. Too many Western genre reads are both predictable and light on background history.

Fulkerson's incorporation of all these themes into a story that is fueled by a range of issues, from jurisdictions that limit the pursuit of justice to a love of family, sense of responsibility, and characters' ability to creatively confront danger, makes for a gripping story that holds a number of surprises as it evolves.

The result is a literary and historical Western that holds more elements of realistic background than most. The Aspen Grove is a tale that is gripping, educational, and replete in psychological, social, and political inspection. It will delight literary Western genre readers seeking something different.

Diane Donovan, Senior Reviewer
Midwest Book Review
July 2020 ...more "

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