Leaving Whiskey Bend

By Dorothy Garlock

Book Overview

The new novel from the Voice of America's Heartland, Dorothy Garlock.In l890 two friends, middle-aged Pearl and pretty, young schoolteacher Hallie, have just about decided to leave the rough Western town of Whiskey Bend, where both are disillusioned with the way they have been treated. The final straw comes when they witness their friend Mary being assaulted in the street by her stepbrother Chester and no one steps forward to help her. They decide to leave and take Mary with them. They go out to the shack where Chester and Mary live to get her, but when Chester attacks them, Pearl shoots him in the leg. He screams after the three that he will follow them wherever they go. Desperately they drive away in an open wagon seeking a new life and safety. One night along the way they are caught in a violent storm and Mary nearly drowns in a roiling river. She is saved by a daring young rancher who brings them back to his home to stay until Mary recovers. The rancher has troubles of his own. He is condemned by his mother for having left his father to run the ranch alone years earlier. He is searching for the murderer of his younger brother. And someone now is trying to kill him. Attracted to him and grateful, Hallie vows to help him.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446695343
• ISBN13: 9780446695343
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Length: 355 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 1.0" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

The Queen of Americana Strikes Again

Dorothy Garlock has long been one of my favorite authors. Her perceptions of depression-era life and settling the American west mirror those of my grandparents and great-grandparents. "Leaving Whiskey Bend" is an adventure on which I could see myself and my women friends. Loyalty, integrity, and gritty character shine in this one.

Leaving Whiskey Bend

Dorothy Garlock always makes me feel that I am at the place where the action is. Great book. I couldn't put it down until I was finished. A must buy book. Lots of action and a few laughs.

never fails to deliver a good story

Wonderful reading. Dorothy never fails to deliver a good story. I have never read a book of hers that I did not like. Recommend very highly.

Leaving Whiskey Bend

I have read nearly all of Dorothy Garlock's books and always look forward to new offerings from her. She never disappoints. I especially enjoy her stories about life in the 30's and 40's. That would have been MY youth. Leaving Whiskey Bend is not one of my favorites of hers, although it is a good story. It is nearly impossible to imagine people behaving the way they do in this story, especially in today's society, and getting away with it!

Wonderful Dorothy Garlock Reading

Leaving Whiskey Bend is a typically wonderful Dorothy Garlock book, read the book in one day