Belongs on your must-read list. This novel is a gem. Omaha World-Herald Nancy E. Turner’s unforgettable These Is My Wordsmelds the sweeping adventures and dramatic landscapes of Lonesome Dovewith the heartfelt emotional saga of Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All. A moving, exciting, and heartfelt American saga inspired by the author’s own family memoirs, these words belong to Sarah Prine, a woman of spirit and fire who forges a full and remarkable existence in a harsh, unfamiliar frontier. Scrupulously recording her steps down the path Providence has set her uponfrom child to determined young adult to loving mothershe shares the turbulent events, both joyous and tragic, that molded her, and recalls the enduring love with cavalry officer Captain Jack Elliot that gave her strength and purpose. Rich in authentic everyday details and alive with truly unforgettable characters, These Is My Wordsbrilliantly brings a vanished world to breathtaking life again.