ISBN: 9781647426347 - sky ranch: reared in the high country (10 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Named one of eleven blockbuster paperback releases of fall by The Seattle Times. At the age of eight, Linda Lockwood moves with her family to an isolated ranch in eastern Washington State. Within two years, she's patrolling the ranch on horseback alongside her border collie - herding sheep, killing rattlesnakes, and defending the ranch's livestock from coyotes, bears, and even trespassing hunters - and working tirelessly to realize her dream of training horses. But her most daunting challenge is one hard work can't overcome: her mother is descending into madness. And Linda's deepest fear is that she might inherit the schizophrenia that threatens to dismantle her family. At age twenty-five, Linda marries, but the joy of her first pregnancy is darkened by her mother's suicide. Then she endures a painful miscarriage and the death of her beloved grandmother, traumatic events that send her back in time to the births and deaths of animals - domesticated and wild - that she loved in childhood. Eventually, her own family grows, but her happiness is haunted by questions people have tiptoed around all her life. How did her mother become schizophrenic? What did she endure as a patient in 1960s mental hospitals? Might Linda and even her children be next to battle that catastrophic mental disorder? Driven by the courage and will she sharpened as a rancher, Linda vows to find out.…

Paperback. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Named one of eleven blockbuster paperback releases of fall by The Seattle Times. At the age of eight, Linda Lockwood moves with her family to an isolated ranch in eastern Washington State. Within two years, she's patrolling the ranch on horseback alongside her border collie - herding sheep, killing rattlesnakes, and defending the ranch's livestock from coyotes, bears, and even trespassing hunters - and working tirelessly to realize her dream of training horses. But her most daunting challenge is one hard work can't overcome: her mother is descending into madness. And Linda's deepest fear is that she might inherit the schizophrenia that threatens to dismantle her family. At age twenty-five, Linda marries, but the joy of her first pregnancy is darkened by her mother's suicide. Then she endures a painful miscarriage and the death of her beloved grandmother, traumatic events that send her back in time to the births and deaths of animals - domesticated and wild - that she loved in childhood. Eventually, her own family grows, but her happiness is haunted by questions people have tiptoed around all her life. How did her mother become schizophrenic? What did she endure as a patient in 1960s mental hospitals? Might Linda and even her children be next to battle that catastrophic mental disorder? Driven by the courage and will she sharpened as a rancher, Linda vows to find out.…

Paperback. Zustand: New. Named one of eleven blockbuster paperback releases of fall by The Seattle Times. At the age of eight, Linda Lockwood moves with her family to an isolated ranch in eastern Washington State. Within two years, she's patrolling the ranch on horseback alongside her border collie - herding sheep, killing rattlesnakes, and defending the ranch's livestock from coyotes, bears, and even trespassing hunters - and working tirelessly to realize her dream of training horses. But her most daunting challenge is one hard work can't overcome: her mother is descending into madness. And Linda's deepest fear is that she might inherit the schizophrenia that threatens to dismantle her family. At age twenty-five, Linda marries, but the joy of her first pregnancy is darkened by her mother's suicide. Then she endures a painful miscarriage and the death of her beloved grandmother, traumatic events that send her back in time to the births and deaths of animals - domesticated and wild - that she loved in childhood. Eventually, her own family grows, but her happiness is haunted by questions people have tiptoed around all her life. How did her mother become schizophrenic? What did she endure as a patient in 1960s mental hospitals? Might Linda and even her children be next to battle that catastrophic mental disorder? Driven by the courage and will she sharpened as a rancher, Linda vows to find out.…

Zustand: New.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Named one of eleven blockbuster paperback releases of fall by The Seattle Times. At the age of eight, Linda Lockwood moves with her family to an isolated ranch in eastern Washington State. Within two years, she's patrolling the ranch on horseback alongside her border collie - herding sheep, killing rattlesnakes, and defending the ranch's livestock from coyotes, bears, and even trespassing hunters - and working tirelessly to realize her dream of training horses. But her most daunting challenge is one hard work can't overcome: her mother is descending into madness. And Linda's deepest fear is that she might inherit the schizophrenia that threatens to dismantle her family. At age twenty-five, Linda marries, but the joy of her first pregnancy is darkened by her mother's suicide. Then she endures a painful miscarriage and the death of her beloved grandmother, traumatic events that send her back in time to the births and deaths of animals - domesticated and wild - that she loved in childhood. Eventually, her own family grows, but her happiness is haunted by questions people have tiptoed around all her life. How did her mother become schizophrenic? What did she endure as a patient in 1960s mental hospitals? Might Linda and even her children be next to battle that catastrophic mental disorder? Driven by the courage and will she sharpened as a rancher, Linda vows to find out.…

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Named one of eleven blockbuster paperback releases of fall by The Seattle Times. At the age of eight, Linda Lockwood moves with her family to an isolated ranch in eastern Washington State. Within two years, she's patrolling the ranch on horseback alongside her border collie - herding sheep, killing rattlesnakes, and defending the ranch's livestock from coyotes, bears, and even trespassing hunters - and working tirelessly to realize her dream of training horses. But her most daunting challenge is one hard work can't overcome: her mother is descending into madness. And Linda's deepest fear is that she might inherit the schizophrenia that threatens to dismantle her family. At age twenty-five, Linda marries, but the joy of her first pregnancy is darkened by her mother's suicide. Then she endures a painful miscarriage and the death of her beloved grandmother, traumatic events that send her back in time to the births and deaths of animals - domesticated and wild - that she loved in childhood. Eventually, her own family grows, but her happiness is haunted by questions people have tiptoed around all her life. How did her mother become schizophrenic? What did she endure as a patient in 1960s mental hospitals? Might Linda and even her children be next to battle that catastrophic mental disorder? Driven by the courage and will she sharpened as a rancher, Linda vows to find out.…