Winds Across the Prairie

By Debra Hall

It is the summer of 1868 and nothing is more important to Iris Stratton than her love of the prairie, nothing except Andrew Burgess. The previous summer, Andrew traveled from Boston to the spanning... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1418422657
• ISBN13: 9781418422653
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Authorhouse
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Winds Across the Prairie

I have found Debra L. Hall to be an excellent writer. Her two other books before this one, "The Texas Wildflower" and "The Eastener" inspired me to continue searching for more titles written by her. Debra has a way of making her characters come to life by the descriptions she uses. "Winds Across the Prairie" is full of love and mystery and I would recommend it.

Midwest Book Review

As in her first book, The Easterner, Debra L. Hall's second book of fiction features Nebraska grasslands and insightful characters. Her prose is beautifully crafted, drawing readers into the wonders of tall grass prairies and the hardy settlers who claimed the land. The year is 1868. Life on the Nebraska prairies can be daunting, but Iris Stratton and Andrew Burgess cannot conceive of life without each other or their glorious grasslands in every season. Iris is beautiful and reckless, tender and strong like the prairies from which she sprang. Andrew hails from Boston, but loves the untamed prairies almost as much as he loves Iris. They vow to marry and make a life together in Nebraska. The prairies can do strange things to people. Some it shapes into a finer person, while others it hardens into meanness. Leo Branson wants Iris for his wife and does not care how far he has to go or who he has to kill to get her. Entwined within this tender love story and paean to prairie life is a touching mystery from Iris's past. The mystery is revealed when Iris finds long forgotten objects in the attic, and with a cryptic message spoken by her father during illness: "...the ivy on the wall." Ms. Hall is a natural story teller. I loved her first book and said it was a "must have, must read." If anything, her writing has improved and matured with Winds Across the Prairie. To those who appreciate a well told tale of any type, this one is recommended.