Tree Soldier (ePub)

(Sprache: Englisch)

Autor: J.L. Oakley

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One mistake can ruin a life. One mistake can transform it. A government forestry camp set deep in the mountainous forests of the Pacific Northwest might not seem the likely place to find redemption, but in 1935, Park Hardesty hopes for just that. Blaming himself for the fiery accident that caused his brother's disfigurement and the death of the bootlegging woman he loved, planting trees, building bridges and mentoring tough, homesick New Jersey boys brings him both penitence and the renewal of his own self-worth. When he wins the love of Kate Alford, a local naturalist who envisions joining the Forest Service, which allows only men, he also captures the ire of a camp officer who refuses to let her go. Just when he is ready to seek his brother's forgiveness, he is falsely accused of rape. Every aspect of his life he has tried to rebuild is put in jeopardy. In the end, the only way he can defend himself is to tell the truth about his brother, but he risks being kicked out of the camp. Worse, he could lose Kate's love forever.

Autoren-Porträt von J.L. Oakley

J.L. Oakley grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After college, she worked her way west to the Hawaiian Islands. While going to school there, she met her future husband and for a time they lived on the Big Island. They moved to the Pacific Northwest where they raised three sons.

An historian as well as an award winning author, her writings appear in various magazines, anthologies, and literary publications. Her historical novel, Tree Soldier, set in 1930s Pacific NW, won the 2012 EPIC ebook Award and the 2012 Chanticleer Grand Prize. In 2013 Pacific NW librarians chose it for their Everybody Reads. Tree Soldier is popular with book clubs around the country. Its prequel, Timber Rose, won a silver in historical fiction from the prestigious 2015 WILLA Awards. It won a first place Chaucer Award. The Jossing Affair set in WW II Norway during the German occupation is in edits for winter publication. Saddle Road and Coconut Islands, Lei Crime Kindle World novellas, are her first mysteries.

When not writing, Oakley demonstrates 19th century folkways at parks, gives talks, and presents history workshops to school age students. Good times!