Changing Woman, a Romance

By: Narcissa Greene

Changing Woman, a Romance In 1986, sixteen-year-old Sarah Jemima McFarland lives a sheltered life on the McFarland Ranch in the Sooner town of Maxmillions, Oklahoma. Gifted, beautiful, she dreams of becoming an Army nurse. When she can slip away, she escapes her overbearing mother Margaret by riding her Paint horse Splash to the sacred Spring. The People of the Spring claim a great snake far below lies coiled in the earth's fiery core, breathing out hot, odorous fumes. If ever the Spring is troubled or ceases to flow, the serpent will awaken and go away to seek his mate. The entire world will then collapse into the hole where he had been. Mary-Not-Her-Name and Sarah Jemima's great-grandfather Jake, who built the town, make an agreement together with the Old Men. They resolve to keep the land surrounding the Spring a place where people of all cultures and beliefs may gather and beat the drum of peace. Johnny Hawksfeather, a young medicine man and dancer from Arizona, arrives to claim his tribal inheritance. When Johnny and Sarah Jemima meet, they know immediately that Destiny has joined their hearts. Stalked by tragedy in the form of sleek Elder Brown, the two young people vow to cling to their ideals and to each other. The romance of Johnny and Sarah Jemima sweeps us west where we meet Catey, who learns to stop running away; Seth, who falls in love with her despite her fear of change, and thirteen-year-old Jenny, whose courage and plucky spirit opens long-locked doors. Set against rhythmic drums and dancing of the ancient Sunrise Ceremony, the stunning climax of Changing Woman will thrill you.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1453712607
• ISBN13: 9781453712603
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"