Ruby's Time Out

by Sally Six

RUBY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT SHE WAS GOINGTO DO WITH BEING ALONE NOW.   AND NOW WHERE IN THE WORLD WAS SHE?    Tracy, her son, had left for the big city life vowing never to return. Ever since Orion, his father, had died Tracy had gotten more and more aloof. She and Orion had been reenactors of 18th and 19th century living and arts. They had loved the old ways and Ruby made quilts, soaps, lotions and other things to sell over the internet. She made sure she was always stocked on supplies for her crafts as well as food and other goods. Living up in the middle of nowhere, you made sure you had supplies especially in the winter. One could get snowed in for weeks on end. Little did she know as she went out for a walk one Sunday, that she would walk right into another time and place, one where all of her skills would be needed to save her life, and the lives of others.

430 pages, Paperback

First published January 3, 2014

Reviews

[Coral Mitchell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ruby and her husband, Orion, were 18th and 19th century re-en actors. They loved the old ways and were intent on becoming more self-sufficient on their own farm. Their son, Tracy, was not very happy with living a simple life out of contact with civilization. When Orion died, Tracy blamed their life style and Ruby and left, vowing to never return. Ruby has continued her and Orion's plans and makes quilts, soaps, lotions, and other handcrafted items to sell over the internet and sustain herself. After a strange night, Ruby heads to town only to find her way blocked by old growth trees. Trees that should not be there. She travels toward the Lewis Clark Valley and discovers she has either been transported back in time or slipped into a separate dimension.

Ruby is a strong willed women, intent on not only surviving, but prospering. Even if it means "inventing" some modern conveniences for herself and he family. She is an anomaly for the time but refuses to back down to anyone. A wonderful story of time travel, western, and survivalist story. I hope to read more of Ruby and her adventures in the old west.