Augusta -- Celia Ryker, Paperback

Raised on a hard-knock farm in Arkansas and married off to the father of one of her classmates at the age of thirteen, Augusta was not set up for a life of bliss. Then, abandoned by her second husband in 1920s Detroit, with four children to provide for, she is forced into a decision that will haunt her forever.

From the author of Walking Home: Trail Stories, Celia Ryker's Augusta is historical fiction based on the true story of her grandmother, a woman who lived on a lake and taught her how to catch snakes; a woman who fled the hardships of the Ozarks at the turn of the twentieth century for a new city, and a chance at a better life.

Author: Celia Ryker
Publisher: Rootstock Publishing
Published: 01/03/2023
Pages: 230
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.52d
ISBN: 9781578691203

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2023