No Other Place

Women of Paragon Springs #3

by Irene Bennett Brown

A Women of Paragon Springs Novel. #3 A hard, high plains life has turned refined southern lady, Aurelia Symington, into a work-toughened, capable woman determined to give her best to those she loves. Aurelia is chosen president of the town company when the residents decide they must make the community of Paragon Springs into a real town or move elsewhere. Step by step, Aurelia lays out tht town, promotes it, and attract businesses and families. But Boot Harris threatens the future of Paragon Springs, through his "special methods" of fraud and violence. Read by Stephanie Brush. 9 CD's 9 Hrs.

Genres: Historical Fiction

316 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 2002

About the author

I was born in Topeka, Kansas but from the age of nine, Oregon’s Willamette Valley has been home. As a child in one-room schools where I was often the only student in my class, I read, reread, and lived vicariously books like HEIDI, CADDIE WOODLAWN, MAMA’S BANK ACCOUNT, and LITTLE WOMEN. Jo in LITTLE WOMEN and Katrin in MAMA’S BANK ACCOUNT, writing away in their dusky attics, fueled my own dream to be a writer.

Author William Least Heat Moon is surely correct when he says “our passions at age 12 will always be with us and indicate our intended career.”

A writer who can’t not write, I pounded out my first seven books on a manual typewriter borrowed from a neighbor. Payoff for sore arms from throwing the carriage was national publication of my children’s books: in hardcover by Atheneum, E.P. Dutton, Thomas Nelson and David McKay, and in paperback book club editions by Viking Penguin, Scholastic, and Junior Literary Guild. Awards and honors include a Spur Award from Western Writers Of America and nomination for the Mark Twain Award for BEFORE THE LARK, the Evelyn Sibley Lampman Award for significant contribution to children’s literature, and inclusion on several best books’ lists.

THE PLAINSWOMAN, published originally by Ballantine, was my first novel for adults and a Western Writers Of America Spur Award finalist. Other novels include my Women Of Paragon Springs series from Five Star Cengage: LONG ROAD TURNING, BLUE HORIZONS, NO OTHER PLACE, and REAP THE SOUTH WIND. A love story set in Oregon’s Hells Canyon, HAVEN, a single title, was also published by Five Star. My historical novel, THE BARGAIN, was released by my own company, Riveredge Books, in 2007. WHERE GABLE SLEPT, the first book in my Celia Landrey mystery series, followed in 2010 and WHERE DANGER DANCED in 2012. All are now published by Riveredge Books and are also available as Kindle and Nook ebooks.

When not following my favorite pursuits, writing and reading, you’ll find me enjoying travel and exploring historic places with my husband, Bob, a retired research chemist, and spending time with our growing and busy family.

Reviews

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the 3rd book I've listened to (to which I have listened?) in this series. It's a series for grown ups who have never gotten over their Little House on the Prairie fixation, so it's not exactly for me. However, I've sort of gotten to know these rather one-dimensional characters and if I accidentally miss a few chapters while messing about with my ipod, I really can catch right up again. I can carry on lengthy conversations with it playing in my ear and not miss much. I know that good will always triumph over evil, and the citizens of Paragon Springs will overcome all odds!

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the 3rd in the line of this series about the women of Paragon Springs. The series is SO charming you can hardly wait to pick up the next book to see how they are doing. (the women I mean)

A nice read.