Devil's Lane - Softcover

Meadows, Roger

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1532840314 ISBN 13: 9781532840319

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

Anna Friedrich is a young girl growing up in the hills of southwest Missouri, fifteen years after the end of the Civil War. As the community around her is attempting to recover from that conflict, Anna’s family suffers a tragic loss and begins to disintegrate. Anna is placed in servitude by her father and abandoned. She is determined to make the most of it but encounters another life-altering trauma. Cast adrift again, she must reach within herself to overcome the odds she faces.DEVIL’S LANE is rich in its portrayal of life in rural Taney County, Missouri, in the 1880s, with a wide cast of characters involved in human situations: hostility and kindness; tragedy and hope; jealousy and unselfishness.

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About the Author

Roger Meadows grew up in the hills of Southwest Missouri, attending a one-room country school all eight grades. His paternal ancestors came from Taney County, Missouri, the setting for his latest novel, DEVIL’S LANE. Although it is not biographical, it is seasoned with tales from his grandfather of what life was like in the late 1800s as communities recovered after the Civil War. Mr. Meadows went from that rural school to high school, graduating with honors. Next came an engineering degree from Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy, a beginning in industry, and a tour in the Army as an aviator. After the Army, there were more years in industry and a Master's Degree in Business. He conducted business throughout the world, dealing with many cultures in Russia, Europe, and the Far East. He married his wife, Wanda, not long after graduation from college and they have three grown children and two grandchildren. One son, Philip, an architect proficient in graphics, designed all of his book covers. Mr. Meadows is the author of two prior novels: A CHANCE ENCOUNTER, a murder mystery; and a suspense novel, HANGMAN, A Deadly Game. He has written dozens of essays and short stories, and edited the works of other writers. He has participated in writers' groups in Spartanburg, Greenville, and Hilton Head, South Carolina; and Knoxville, Tennessee. He and his wife are members of the local chapter of Sisters in Crime. Mr. Meadows enjoys reading, kayaking, travel, woodworking, and wooden boat building. He and his wife live in the Upstate of South Carolina. He enjoys feedback from his readers at RDM730@aol.com. See his web page at https://www.amazon.com/author/rogermeadows

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1532840314
• ISBN 13: 9781532840319
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 330