Author Michael R. Barnard grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota, then moved to Hollywood and New York City to write scripts and work on film and TV productions. "NATE and KELLY" is his first novel. It is a love story intricately woven into historical facts.
His next novel will be the neo-noir murder thriller "Twilight on the Grapevine."
Reviews of NATE AND KELLY:
By Sarah Edwards: “first-rate job of weaving history into the story that was thoroughly enjoyable”
By Marsha Clark: “Best Historical Book I’ve Read”
By Pamela Ann Drake Wilson: ”..showing how life experience can change people and how hatred can make one take a stand against the haters”
By Grady Harp: ”…this hypnotizing story NATE AND KELLY”
By wogan: ”… worthwhile as an instructive tool and as a story to read”
By Naomi Gerber Anderson: “…a well-written book”
By Curtis Bruno: “…captured my interest from the very beginning!”
By Denise Archuleta: “A story of hope, betrayal, survival, and love…shocking truth about evil and prejudice.”
By Phyllis Hinkle: “So well penned…makes you ponder the problems of society we live in today.”