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.