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Route 66 #1
Mother Road
The national bestselling author breaks new ground with this first of a series of novels set on Route 66--the Depression's famed road to the Golden West. This first novel takes place in Oklahoma in the hot summer of 1932, where the love of two people is tested at every turn.
448 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2003
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Dorothy Garlock
86 books382 followersDorothy Garlock was a best-selling American author of over 60 historical romance novels, most of them set in the American West. More than 20 million copies of her books are in print, in 18 languages. Her books have been on the New York Times best seller list seven times. She was named one of the 10 most popular writers of women's fiction four years in a row, from 1985-1988. In 1997, she was awarded the Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award. Garlock is also a member of the Romance Writers Hall of Fame.
Garlock worked as an editor, agent and publicist for most of her writing career. She was a native of Texas who grew up in Oklahoma then married and moved to Iowa. Garlock donated many of her manuscripts and other unpublished writings to the University of Iowa libraries.
Pen names include:
Johanna Phillips
Dorothy Phillips
Dorothy Glenn
Garlock worked as an editor, agent and publicist for most of her writing career. She was a native of Texas who grew up in Oklahoma then married and moved to Iowa. Garlock donated many of her manuscripts and other unpublished writings to the University of Iowa libraries.
Pen names include:
Johanna Phillips
Dorothy Phillips
Dorothy Glenn
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June 3, 2019
Dorothy tiene un estilo muy bonito, muy dulce, muy tranquilo, muy sensible.
Recomendable 100%
Recomendable 100%
July 28, 2008
Okay another Garlock historical. I have loved every book I have ever read from this author well except one. Her bookshelve is getting bigger and bigger all the time. Definately keepers in my opinion. Just the way this author writes makes you feel like you are there, not just reading the story but actually watching it play out in real time.
March 21, 2013
Excruciating formula romance with, as a bonus, scads of heavy-handed "colorful" dialect. How bad does it get? Well, one character actually uses the word "Californy," straight out of The Beverly Hillbillies theme.
The story shores up every regressive, patriarchal notion you could imagine. I had to read this for work. You, on the other hand, have a choice.
The story shores up every regressive, patriarchal notion you could imagine. I had to read this for work. You, on the other hand, have a choice.
October 1, 2015
I discovered Dorothy Garlock about 27 years ago in a small used book store when my oldest son was a baby, I quickly devoured anything I could find of hers and she continues today to be one of my favorite authors and an author I frequently suggest to my patron’s at my job. I love how she tells a story and how she visits all different era’s in our time from the 1800’s pioneer days to dustbowl and depression days and WWII. I originally read this several years back but chose it for our book club so I wanted to refresh and read it again I loved it again for the second time.
This story is the first of a trilogy set on Route 66 during the 1930’s it of course touched a place in my heart because it is set in western Oklahoma where I was raised specifically Sayre, Ok. I grew up in Thomas which is about an hour away from there so I recognized all the places they talked about in the book. The story is set on Route 66 not far from Sayre at Andy’s gas station and garage Andy lives there with his sister-in-law Leona Dawson and two daughters having lost his wife two years earlier. Leona has pretty much given up her life to help Andy raise his two daughters. Leona’s brother Virgil being a religious fanatic has made it his life’s ambition to dirty her name in town and threaten to take the two young girls away because they are living in a den of sin according to him. One day a customer stops for gas and in a turn of events he stays at the garage to help Andy and sparks fly between him and Leona only most of the times the sparks flying are not the good sparks. This story has revenge, love, hate, loss, joy, humor and even a murder. It is very well written and takes you back to the depression days of the 1930’s when people were taking their families and what little they had and setting out on Route 66 to California for what they thought was the promised land.
This is a story about hard working folks during an even harder period of time to be living in. It’s about an unconventional family, love and small town living. Mrs. Garlock knows how to immerse you in her stories and feel the love, anger and sadness her characters are going through and learning a little something about our history at the same time. I highly suggest this book and this trilogy and of course anything else by Dorothy Garlock!!
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This story is the first of a trilogy set on Route 66 during the 1930’s it of course touched a place in my heart because it is set in western Oklahoma where I was raised specifically Sayre, Ok. I grew up in Thomas which is about an hour away from there so I recognized all the places they talked about in the book. The story is set on Route 66 not far from Sayre at Andy’s gas station and garage Andy lives there with his sister-in-law Leona Dawson and two daughters having lost his wife two years earlier. Leona has pretty much given up her life to help Andy raise his two daughters. Leona’s brother Virgil being a religious fanatic has made it his life’s ambition to dirty her name in town and threaten to take the two young girls away because they are living in a den of sin according to him. One day a customer stops for gas and in a turn of events he stays at the garage to help Andy and sparks fly between him and Leona only most of the times the sparks flying are not the good sparks. This story has revenge, love, hate, loss, joy, humor and even a murder. It is very well written and takes you back to the depression days of the 1930’s when people were taking their families and what little they had and setting out on Route 66 to California for what they thought was the promised land.
This is a story about hard working folks during an even harder period of time to be living in. It’s about an unconventional family, love and small town living. Mrs. Garlock knows how to immerse you in her stories and feel the love, anger and sadness her characters are going through and learning a little something about our history at the same time. I highly suggest this book and this trilogy and of course anything else by Dorothy Garlock!!
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July 19, 2012
Not what I expected. I liked the idea of a book set during the Dustbowl years, along Route 66 and expected something more Grapes of Wrath than True Romance. It was OK but I really don't like romance novels. It was not for me.
March 6, 2015
Shouts "HALLMARK!" I liked the story, but the way it was written was way to sappy! I wanted to kill Deke, just so he would stop using the word "darlin'" at the end of EACH and EVERY sentence he said to Leona!!!!!!!
April 19, 2020
4/5 estrellas
Es un libro muy viejito que lo quería leer porque en su momento (más de diez años atrás) leí buenas críticas y yo lo quería leer para saber más de ésta famosa ruta. Es lo primero que leo de ésta mujer y me ha gustado mucho. De hecho, algunas partes de su prosa me recuerda a Lavyrle Spencer, sobre todo cuando describe el lugar y la creación de los personajes. Por supuesto, he de aclarar que es una novela romántica diferente a lo que estamos acostumbradas a leer. No es una clásica historia de amor sencillo y simple, pero tampoco de las que se mezclan con grandes intrigas que amenazan a los personajes. Es una historia con mucho sentimiento. Una historia que puede ser real
En la sinopsis no se dan grandes detalles de lo que es la trama así que… intentaré no decir mucho, pero el ambiente rural que describe Dorothy es…como estar allí, contándonos sobre la Gran Depresión que azoto a los americanos que se ven obligados a abandonar sus tierras malogradas y a unirse a la éxodo de granjeros que emigraron en busca del sueño dorado de la gran California. En ése contexto, estamos en la localidad de Sayre, Oklahoma, donde tenemos a Leona, una mujer soltera que ha sufrido muchas humillaciones por parte de su hermano, un fanático religioso y por el hecho de vivir con su cuñado viudo y sus dos hijas, la tildan de prostituta. Su situación es que no puede salir de ella. Es leal a Andy, con quien atiende una gasolinera y está ubicado sobre la Ruta 66, camino a California, en el estado de Oklahoma. Leona lleva una vida tranquila, cuida de la familia y viendo pasar docenas de familias por su garaje, familias que buscan una vida mejor. No aspira a encontrar al hombre de su vida, es feliz con lo que tiene. Su única preocupación es proteger a sus pequeñas sobrinas de su tío Virgil, su hermano mayor y fanático religioso de cuyas escenas yo pasé por arriba porque me pareció insoportable ya que me toca bastante de cerca. Es un maltratador empedernido que si bien son escasas sus apariciones, yo no lo toleré.
Pero un día Andy es mordido por una mofeta (tuve que buscar en google y resultó ser el zorrino –así le llamamos en argentina-) que tiene rabia y tener que ir a al hospital de Oklahoma a recibir tratamiento, Leona se ve arrastrada por los cambios tan repentinos que hay en su vida. Por suerte, en el momento del accidente aparece un hermoso ranchero de nombre Yate. Él dice que es amigo de Andy y que va a cuidar de ella y de las niñas, que se encargará del garaje y de la gasolina mientras Andy se cura en el hospital, Yate no cuenta nada de su vida, se instala en el garaje y simplemente pide a cambio un poco de comida. Al principio entre Leona y Yate la cosa será de tira y afloje pero poco a poco irán cediendo y sobre todo Leona reconocer que en el fondo no es un mal hombre.
Lo que sigue a continuación lo dejo para ustedes. También aparecen personajes secundarios y que son “feos” que están del lado de Virgil como Wayne y Abe que generan escenas de suspenso. Yo prefiero quedarme con la narración que hace la autora, que nos regala una novela rural, dulce, romántica pero sin escenas de erotismo. Es una novela blanca sin grandes incógnitas pero que te atrapa porque la historia de amor entre leona y Yate es preciosa.
Es un libro muy viejito que lo quería leer porque en su momento (más de diez años atrás) leí buenas críticas y yo lo quería leer para saber más de ésta famosa ruta. Es lo primero que leo de ésta mujer y me ha gustado mucho. De hecho, algunas partes de su prosa me recuerda a Lavyrle Spencer, sobre todo cuando describe el lugar y la creación de los personajes. Por supuesto, he de aclarar que es una novela romántica diferente a lo que estamos acostumbradas a leer. No es una clásica historia de amor sencillo y simple, pero tampoco de las que se mezclan con grandes intrigas que amenazan a los personajes. Es una historia con mucho sentimiento. Una historia que puede ser real
En la sinopsis no se dan grandes detalles de lo que es la trama así que… intentaré no decir mucho, pero el ambiente rural que describe Dorothy es…como estar allí, contándonos sobre la Gran Depresión que azoto a los americanos que se ven obligados a abandonar sus tierras malogradas y a unirse a la éxodo de granjeros que emigraron en busca del sueño dorado de la gran California. En ése contexto, estamos en la localidad de Sayre, Oklahoma, donde tenemos a Leona, una mujer soltera que ha sufrido muchas humillaciones por parte de su hermano, un fanático religioso y por el hecho de vivir con su cuñado viudo y sus dos hijas, la tildan de prostituta. Su situación es que no puede salir de ella. Es leal a Andy, con quien atiende una gasolinera y está ubicado sobre la Ruta 66, camino a California, en el estado de Oklahoma. Leona lleva una vida tranquila, cuida de la familia y viendo pasar docenas de familias por su garaje, familias que buscan una vida mejor. No aspira a encontrar al hombre de su vida, es feliz con lo que tiene. Su única preocupación es proteger a sus pequeñas sobrinas de su tío Virgil, su hermano mayor y fanático religioso de cuyas escenas yo pasé por arriba porque me pareció insoportable ya que me toca bastante de cerca. Es un maltratador empedernido que si bien son escasas sus apariciones, yo no lo toleré.
Pero un día Andy es mordido por una mofeta (tuve que buscar en google y resultó ser el zorrino –así le llamamos en argentina-) que tiene rabia y tener que ir a al hospital de Oklahoma a recibir tratamiento, Leona se ve arrastrada por los cambios tan repentinos que hay en su vida. Por suerte, en el momento del accidente aparece un hermoso ranchero de nombre Yate. Él dice que es amigo de Andy y que va a cuidar de ella y de las niñas, que se encargará del garaje y de la gasolina mientras Andy se cura en el hospital, Yate no cuenta nada de su vida, se instala en el garaje y simplemente pide a cambio un poco de comida. Al principio entre Leona y Yate la cosa será de tira y afloje pero poco a poco irán cediendo y sobre todo Leona reconocer que en el fondo no es un mal hombre.
Lo que sigue a continuación lo dejo para ustedes. También aparecen personajes secundarios y que son “feos” que están del lado de Virgil como Wayne y Abe que generan escenas de suspenso. Yo prefiero quedarme con la narración que hace la autora, que nos regala una novela rural, dulce, romántica pero sin escenas de erotismo. Es una novela blanca sin grandes incógnitas pero que te atrapa porque la historia de amor entre leona y Yate es preciosa.
May 16, 2019
Una verdadera historia romántica.....clásica, y maravillosamente ambientada.
May 29, 2015
Quando as pessoas se dirigiam em busca de riqueza ou de uma vida melhor rumo a California passava na estrada conhecida como MotherRoad route 66. Portanto, essa história se passa em Sayre, Oklahoma e as pessoas geralmente paravam para descansar ou abastecer no que funcionava como acampamento, posto de abastecimento e oficina de carros de Andy e assim muitos aventureiros cruzavam esse caminho onde ele(viúvo), as filhas e sua cunhada Leona Dawson viviam.
A história de Leona é triste. Cansada de apanhar do irmão um fanático religioso louco que lhe espancava bem como a mulher e os próprios filho, ela caminhou horas do lugar de onde vivia para ir até o cunhado e cuidar das sobrinhas. E foi assim que conseguiu ter paz e um pouco de sossego.
Yates é uma destas pessoas que passa por lá e reconhece Andy que lhe salvou a vida. Quando Andy é atacado por um gambá (um transmissor da Raiva) Yates está por lá para salvá-lo. Com o amigo no hospital se tratando, ele fica por lá cuidando dos negócios dele e assim começa o seu envolvimento com Leona que é retraída e é vista como uma mulher de vida fácil só porque está vivendo com o cunhado e tratada com desprezo pelos da cidadezinha.
Uma sucessão de acontecimentos dão um toque de suspense a esse romance. a filha mais velha de Andy some. Um assassinato é cometido. Um criança morre por conta dos maus tratos do pai. Doenças acontecem. E em meio a isso, o amor pode vencer as barreiras.
Faltou uma pitada do encanto que encontrei no primeiro livro dela que li (sins of summer/Pecados de Verano).
A história de Leona é triste. Cansada de apanhar do irmão um fanático religioso louco que lhe espancava bem como a mulher e os próprios filho, ela caminhou horas do lugar de onde vivia para ir até o cunhado e cuidar das sobrinhas. E foi assim que conseguiu ter paz e um pouco de sossego.
Yates é uma destas pessoas que passa por lá e reconhece Andy que lhe salvou a vida. Quando Andy é atacado por um gambá (um transmissor da Raiva) Yates está por lá para salvá-lo. Com o amigo no hospital se tratando, ele fica por lá cuidando dos negócios dele e assim começa o seu envolvimento com Leona que é retraída e é vista como uma mulher de vida fácil só porque está vivendo com o cunhado e tratada com desprezo pelos da cidadezinha.
Uma sucessão de acontecimentos dão um toque de suspense a esse romance. a filha mais velha de Andy some. Um assassinato é cometido. Um criança morre por conta dos maus tratos do pai. Doenças acontecem. E em meio a isso, o amor pode vencer as barreiras.
Faltou uma pitada do encanto que encontrei no primeiro livro dela que li (sins of summer/Pecados de Verano).
May 26, 2015
It was poorly written, full of cliches and so predictable. I kept hoping it would get better. The mysterious stranger, Yates, appears out of nowhere to help at Andy's garage while Andy Connor is in the hospital in Oklahoma City recovering froma bite from a rabid skunk. Leona bravely struggles on in the face of criticism from the town because she's not married to Andy but she's taking care of his 2 girls.
I got a feeling for life in Oklahoma during the depression but that's it.
I got a feeling for life in Oklahoma during the depression but that's it.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 2, 2022
The solitude of a Sunday…I with my book while my dog idles just beneath my chair. Piano sounds in soft songs crooned by Laura Nyro waft in the air. I’m on the last few pages of a novel that’s simply a good story. 1932, Route 66 in Oklahoma: Guys decking guys with no thought to the consequence, defending family and loved ones. “The City” is four hours away, yet a mere 25 miles. Illnesses that are close to extinction today. A deranged gent constantly whips his wife and kids, fully believing that the man upstairs told him to do so.
An unlikely romance between a man who can’t stay in one place for more than seven days and a gal who had her reputation ruined by rumor. But perhaps the most fascinating part of the book is the author herself, who didn’t publish her first novel until she was 61.
My mind wanders a bit now and then as I turn the pages; perhaps triggered by a passage in the writings. The scent of fresh spearmint in my pocket, which I completely forgot I plucked from a plant earlier, enlightens my spirit. I think about hugs and their near extinction, thankful they are becoming a norm again, bringing back that feeling of caring among us. As Laura pounds on those ivories and sings of "scurrying", my thoughts turn to travel; driving across the country…wouldn’t that be a blast with dog as co-pilot? Well, okay, not doing that anytime soon but day trips are not out of the question.
I certainly got lost in this story! That's what it's all about, right?
An unlikely romance between a man who can’t stay in one place for more than seven days and a gal who had her reputation ruined by rumor. But perhaps the most fascinating part of the book is the author herself, who didn’t publish her first novel until she was 61.
My mind wanders a bit now and then as I turn the pages; perhaps triggered by a passage in the writings. The scent of fresh spearmint in my pocket, which I completely forgot I plucked from a plant earlier, enlightens my spirit. I think about hugs and their near extinction, thankful they are becoming a norm again, bringing back that feeling of caring among us. As Laura pounds on those ivories and sings of "scurrying", my thoughts turn to travel; driving across the country…wouldn’t that be a blast with dog as co-pilot? Well, okay, not doing that anytime soon but day trips are not out of the question.
I certainly got lost in this story! That's what it's all about, right?
December 19, 2024
I wish Goodreads had a way to issue half stars. This book rates more than 3 stars to me but not quite 4.
Leona Dawson is the scandal of a small Oklahoma community located along Route 66 during the Great Depression. She lives with her widowed brother-in-law and his small daughters, helping him raise the girls and run a garage and gas station. Leona loves the girls as her own and her brother-in-law, Andy, like a brother. They are her only family besides her own brother, an abusive, religiously fanatical man.
One day Andy serves an old acquaintance, HL Yates, at the garage. Before Yates drives away too far down the road, Andy is attacked by a rabid skunk. Yates jumps into action, taking Andy to the hospital in a nearby city for a series of rabies shots. The treatment takes weeks and Andy must stay at the hospital, so Yates returns to run the garage for him.
While Andy is away, Leona and Yates slowly develop feelings for each other, all while serving a variety of garage customers heading to California on Route 66.
Mother Road is a gentle, delightful historical romance/drama with likeable characters, interesting minor characters and an engaging plot. Recommended for the genre.
Leona Dawson is the scandal of a small Oklahoma community located along Route 66 during the Great Depression. She lives with her widowed brother-in-law and his small daughters, helping him raise the girls and run a garage and gas station. Leona loves the girls as her own and her brother-in-law, Andy, like a brother. They are her only family besides her own brother, an abusive, religiously fanatical man.
One day Andy serves an old acquaintance, HL Yates, at the garage. Before Yates drives away too far down the road, Andy is attacked by a rabid skunk. Yates jumps into action, taking Andy to the hospital in a nearby city for a series of rabies shots. The treatment takes weeks and Andy must stay at the hospital, so Yates returns to run the garage for him.
While Andy is away, Leona and Yates slowly develop feelings for each other, all while serving a variety of garage customers heading to California on Route 66.
Mother Road is a gentle, delightful historical romance/drama with likeable characters, interesting minor characters and an engaging plot. Recommended for the genre.
September 17, 2017
Some friends of ours recently traveled the entire length of Route 66 and had many interesting stories to share afterward. When I discovered a series about people who sought adventure on this fabled highway during the Great Depression I wanted to read it. The book begins with Andy Connors - owner of Andy's Garage Gas and Camping on Route 66 in rural Oklahoma - being bitten by a rabid skunk. A good Samaritan happens upon the chaotic scene. He takes Andy to the nearest hospital where he will receive six weeks of powerful medication to prevent hydrophobia. This stranger has a debt to repay to Andy. However, we do not learn the details of that incident until later in the book. Yates returns to the garage and helps out until Andy is able to safely leave Oklahoma City where he must stay for observation while his treatments continue. This is a great book. Fortunately I had the second book in the series on hand so I could start reading it right away.
July 16, 2022
"Mother Road" by Dorothy Garlock takes place between 1932-1933 in rural Oklahoma, along Route 66. This is the first novel by Dorothy Garlock that I have read, so I wasn't sure what to expect. I have to say that "Mother Road" was an enjoyable read. I love reading historical fiction, and this novel did not disappoint! Ms. Garlock did an astounding job with the plot in this novel. It kept my attention and was easy to follow. The characters were well developed and came across as realistic. I've never traveled Route 66, so I also appreciated the details provided by Ms. Garlock.
The only reason that I did not give this novel 5 stars, is that I felt the ending was a bit rushed.
If you are looking for an enjoyable fictional read about Route 66 during the 1930's, I would recommend this novel.
The only reason that I did not give this novel 5 stars, is that I felt the ending was a bit rushed.
If you are looking for an enjoyable fictional read about Route 66 during the 1930's, I would recommend this novel.
March 21, 2023
Sufri para terminar este libro, realmente se sintio como una carga, esta lectura comenzo en Enero y recien a dia de hoy pude decidirme a terminarlo solo por cumplir con la lectura, los personajes no podian importarme menos, si hubo un par de situaciones interesantes pero ni modo, no me llego, el final fue un "todo cae en su lugar justo a tiempo, que conveniente".
Se suponia que como lector tendria que gustarme Yates, pero como ya dije, no me interesaba, Leona esta bien ni fu ni fa, el romance lo senti brotar de la nada, todo el libro fue un "me atrae y ya no me puedo enamorar bla bla" y las ultimas 20 paginas deciden que estan enamorados y se casan yupi.
Bro, no sabia que tenia tanto odio acumulado por esta lectura.
Se suponia que como lector tendria que gustarme Yates, pero como ya dije, no me interesaba, Leona esta bien ni fu ni fa, el romance lo senti brotar de la nada, todo el libro fue un "me atrae y ya no me puedo enamorar bla bla" y las ultimas 20 paginas deciden que estan enamorados y se casan yupi.
Bro, no sabia que tenia tanto odio acumulado por esta lectura.
March 11, 2024
One of the best.
I wish it were possible to have all of Dorothy Garlock's book made into narration. No one writes like she did. I've read almost all of her books several times. She may be out of fashion because I have searched far and wide to find someone who writes like her but have yet to find any. I love the dialogue and the humor and reading about the human kindness and the steadfast fortitude of her characters. I feel like I know these people and met them through my older relatives now long gone. I mean this about all of her stories. This one is a polished piece of beautiful gold fashioned into a wedding band that's been passed down for generations. RIP Dorothy.
I wish it were possible to have all of Dorothy Garlock's book made into narration. No one writes like she did. I've read almost all of her books several times. She may be out of fashion because I have searched far and wide to find someone who writes like her but have yet to find any. I love the dialogue and the humor and reading about the human kindness and the steadfast fortitude of her characters. I feel like I know these people and met them through my older relatives now long gone. I mean this about all of her stories. This one is a polished piece of beautiful gold fashioned into a wedding band that's been passed down for generations. RIP Dorothy.
November 7, 2016
I think I had to give this one star in order to review the book, otherwise it would have been zero stars. If I hadn't been stuck on an airplane, with nothing to do but read this book, it would have gone in the trash a lot sooner. In all honesty, I have to say I don't like romance novels and didn't realize that's what this was. Without any real sex scenes, it was still trashy, and poorly written (I did a lot of eye rolling). I don't know how this got an average of 4 stars. Don't waste your time.
September 16, 2019
Right or wrong, I often select a book for the cover. Five stars for Jacket designer Diane Luger. The jacket illustration is a perfect introduction the setting for Mother Road.
As for the novel, is was so- so at best. I would have enjoyed more Route 66 history, I would have appreciated more braiding of the historical era, early 1930s depression, dust bowl, rural Oklahoma, etc., with the story line. There was a nice variety of colorful characters, though Leona was way too milk toast for me. Yet, the story was predictable and grew tedious.
As for the novel, is was so- so at best. I would have enjoyed more Route 66 history, I would have appreciated more braiding of the historical era, early 1930s depression, dust bowl, rural Oklahoma, etc., with the story line. There was a nice variety of colorful characters, though Leona was way too milk toast for me. Yet, the story was predictable and grew tedious.
July 30, 2017
I breezed through this book as it was light reading. I found the plot a bit simple and foolish...man meets woman, both feel attraction but deny because they are afraid feeling isn't mutual blah, blah, blah. I really disliked the way religion was portrayed. Why do authors seem to enjoy belittling the church? I did like the character Deke. Finally a little, nerdy guy who gives the bad guy a beating.
October 10, 2019
Creo que las altas expectativas y que venia de lecturas de 5 estrellas han jugando en mi contra. Me ha gustado pero esperaba más, creo que no se ha profundizado lo suficiente en la historia de los protagonistas ni en los personajes y eso que me han parecido magníficos. Muchos personajes y cada uno tenia su hueco ha echo que la acción fuera muy deprisa e incluso precipitada.
A quien lo le guste mucho la narrativa, pero si mucho dialogo y rapidez este es su libro.
A quien lo le guste mucho la narrativa, pero si mucho dialogo y rapidez este es su libro.
March 30, 2021
Una historia absolutamente fácil y rapida de leer, me enganchó desde la primera página, así que me vi en la imperiosa necesidad de acabarla en solo un par de horas. Al paso del tiempo ves personajes sencillos, dulces, amables y divertidos que te envuelven en una historia encantadora, Ruta 66 ese tipo de historias que te planteas podría haber sido perfectamente real.
Solo me queda acotar que Dorothy Garlock está resultando ser una revelación absoluta.
Totalmente recomendable.
Solo me queda acotar que Dorothy Garlock está resultando ser una revelación absoluta.
Totalmente recomendable.
April 13, 2021
I really enjoyed this book but it does have problematic issues concerning religious fanaticism.
I liked the route 66 theme, Amy, my mom and I got to ride some of the route when we moved Amy to Austin TX. The love story was sweet and romantic without a lot of groping. The religious fanatics in this story were way out of line so a little hard to stomach. Overall though, I found it a fast and interesting read.
I liked the route 66 theme, Amy, my mom and I got to ride some of the route when we moved Amy to Austin TX. The love story was sweet and romantic without a lot of groping. The religious fanatics in this story were way out of line so a little hard to stomach. Overall though, I found it a fast and interesting read.
December 30, 2022
A look back at a simpler time.
I read this book several years ago. Re-reading it was a real treat. Having lived in West Texas and Oklahoma it all rings true. The descriptions of the roadside garages and little homes that dotted the "mother Road" before interstate highways are old memories for me.
The Depression era novels are few and far between. Dorothy Garlock gives a look back at simpler but difficult time in American history.
I read this book several years ago. Re-reading it was a real treat. Having lived in West Texas and Oklahoma it all rings true. The descriptions of the roadside garages and little homes that dotted the "mother Road" before interstate highways are old memories for me.
The Depression era novels are few and far between. Dorothy Garlock gives a look back at simpler but difficult time in American history.
October 30, 2017
This was a nice, quick read and a good start to a trilogy by Dorothy Garlock. I enjoyed meeting these characters a lot. I was invested in their lives and couldn't wait to see how the novel ended. I thought for sure that Margie would stay and fall in love with Andy once he returned, but I was wrong. Was not disappointed though!
March 28, 2019
This book is categorized as historical romance. A predictable story, with period details that are sometimes interesting. Some descriptive passages made me cringe. Did 1930's era men in Texas and Oklahoma really call a hard-on an erection?
July 21, 2020
This was a good book; a handsome stranger, an obvious villain, and a mystery with a romance thrown in.
If I could give it 3 and 1/2 stars I would. It was an ‘easy’ read that kept my interest from start to finish.
If I could give it 3 and 1/2 stars I would. It was an ‘easy’ read that kept my interest from start to finish.
September 22, 2023
What a breath of fresh air; a wonderful glimpse into life in 1934 America and an iconic highway that changed our country. Add a little romance and good guy/bad guy conflict and a easy pleasant read is the result.
July 12, 2024
Can't wait to read the next
Read this years ago in regular book format. Loved it then and loved it now. This book and series is worth the read. This digital copy is a little wonky in places...like it didn't transfer over well.
Read this years ago in regular book format. Loved it then and loved it now. This book and series is worth the read. This digital copy is a little wonky in places...like it didn't transfer over well.
July 6, 2018
A good summer read, set in dust bowl Oklahoma on the new Route 66.
November 21, 2018
Too much fast forwarding over stuff. Interesting story
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