Meadowlark

Based on a true story,the author provides a captivating and crystal clear window
into the lives of some of the early settlers on the plains of
South Dakota.
In 1911, sixteen year old Grace has the same hopes
and dreams as any other bride for a future built on love,
commitment and family. But she also knows that a life of
ranching on the magnificent prairie she loves so deeply will
require years of perseverance, hard work and suffering. What
she doesn't expect is how quickly she will be required to
confront these threats to her heart and her soul.
Despite challenges that often seem insurmountable,
Grace builds two abiding friendships in a land where other
women are very few and rarely seen. Daisy, a half Lakota
widow befriends her and Grace also recognizes a kindred spirit
in her nearest neighbor, Mae Thingvold, a young doctor, on
her own. It is these women and their connections to each other
that will sustain all three of them through unimaginable pain
and loss and bring them joy in the sharing of small victories
and celebrations of milestones along the paths of their lives.
Dawn Wink introduces you to Grace and allows you
to share her journey as you walk the rolling hills of her beloved
prairie at her side. You will laugh and cry with her and share
her deep connection to the land that is the anchor for the ship
of her life on which she sails the endless sea of grass.