The Prairie Child (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Arthur Stringer

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 026619981X ISBN 13: 9780266199816

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Voices from the prairie, a wife’s journal of love, loss, and late‑season courage.

A strikingly honest novel excerpt follows a woman who asks hard questions about marriage, faith, and the life she’s built on the wind‑swept plains. Through a frank, intimate diary voice, the book peers into a world where love, loyalty, and mothers’ duties collide with the pull of the heart.

In these pages, a mid‑century prairie household becomes a stage for conflict, reflection, and small, stubborn hopes. The narrator weighs betrayal, the burden of motherhood, and the quiet pull toward a future that might still be possible, even as the present feels fractured and lonely. The setting—wide skies, open land, and the rhythms of farm family life—frames a deeply human story about resilience, memory, and choosing how to live with the past.

• A candid, woman‑centered perspective on marriage, motherhood, and self‑worth
• Rich prairie imagery that grounds an emotional, modern‑mile journey
• A journal‑style narrative voice that invites reflection and empathy
• Themes of loyalty, forgiveness, and the search for a sense of belonging

Ideal for readers of character‑driven literary fiction and prairie‑set stories that blend introspection with tough, real‑world dilemmas.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 026619981X
• ISBN 13: 9780266199816
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 398