Hedrick Lucy H. - Six Weeks In Reno A Novel - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: A woman at a divorce ranch in 1930s Reno strives to live life on her own terms in a powerful novel about heartbreak hope and the allure of the unknown. September 27, 1931. Today my new life begins. After twenty years in a loveless marriage Evelyn Henderson will do anything to escape her stifling suburban life. She boards a train for Reno Nevada a former frontier town that's booming thanks to six - weekers : women from all walks of life who take up residence there just long enough to secure an uncontested divorce a right they don t yet have in their home states. Evelyn settles into the Flying N Ranch and soon bonds with her housemates most of whom have never ventured this far from home or from societal conventions. The Biggest Little City in the World offers a heady taste of freedom for the six - weekers: horseback riding in denim and fringe by day and being courted by dance - hall cowboys by night. But underneath the glamour are the grim realities of Depression - era America as well as the devastating consequences of escape. As Evelyn is drawn out of her shell by a Hollywood - handsome wrangler and challenged by her new friends to reengage with the world in all its heartbreaking complexity one thing becomes clear: six weeks will change her life forever.
Title: Six Weeks In Reno A Novel
Author(s): Hedrick Lucy H.
Publisher: Amazon Publishing
Barcode: 9781662525711
Pages: 271 Pages
Publication Date: 3/4/2025
Category: Historical Fiction