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The Story Immigrant Francesca di Paoli reaches Jackson Hole in 1925 . . . and narrowly misses dying in the historic Gros Ventre landslide. Poised above homes and ranches, will the wall of debris hold back the dammed waters? Over the next two years, Francesca cooks at the Snake River Dude Ranch, where the Sutton family's sons compete for her. Firstborn William appears the steady one, but wants to be seen as more than the owner's son. Bryce, believing his parents care more for William, spends time away until he meets Francesca. Tensions rise as their Nez Perce uncle comes to the ranch to die, attracting the Klan's attention, and earth tremors shake up the landslide dam. Swept up in the floodtide of history, what will become of Francesca, William, and Bryce?
JACKSON HOLE JOURNEY What they're saying Lucia St. Clair Robson, Spur Award winning author of Ride the Wind "In Jackson Hole Journey, Linda Jacobs paints a vivid portrait of ranch life in Wyoming in the first quarter of the 20th century. With understated eloquence, she describes a devastating natural disaster and the much subtler conflicts of the heart." Robert Vaughan, New York Times Bestselling Author, Pulitzer Nominee, and Spur Award winner (as K.C. McKenna) "Linda Jacobs writes with power and authority about people you care about in one of the most fascinating places and times – as the Old West of Jackson Hole begins to yield to the modern era. I strongly recommend Jackson Hole Journey." Jane Kirkpatrick, best-selling author of An Absence so Great "Each character is there for a reason in Linda Jacob’s Jackson Hole Journey including the earthquakes, land slides, towering mountains and the steam and mystery of Yellowstone that engage the men and women of this vast Wyoming landscape. Linda takes us to a guest ranch in 1925 where we meet a family finding its way through legacy and innovation. With historical detail woven in with care, we discover Francesca, a young woman on a journey of her own. Mix in two very different brothers, involved parents, a potential partner with affairs of his own heart to tend to and you have a story that makes a reader think: "This is how it must have been. I wish I could have been there." A captivating page turner that lets us all know why Linda Jacobs is an award-winning writer." Sherry Monahan, Author, True West columnist, and Wrangler Award Winner "Jackson Hole Journey is another "can't put it down" by Linda Jacobs. She quickly ropes you in with characters you love and hate. The story that takes the characters along their journey is fast-paced, exciting, and historical--like a ride down the Grand Canyon. Jacobs's descriptive writing is done so well that you can almost smell Francesca's cooking! I hated to see it end."
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