The Broken Statue

Buried in the red soil of the Oklahoma prairie is a stone statue of a striking young woman broken into a hundred pieces—a broken statue representing shattered lives and crushed dreams. The story of the statue is one of love, greed, power, and lost aspirations. The statue symbolizes what was and what could have been—a tale of a great oil empire betrayed, destroying the lives of the family who built it. The Broken Statue is an intriguing story based on the real-life legacy of the Marland Mansion and the statue still located within its walls. E.W. Marland’s spectacular rise to power and the tragic legend of Lydie Marland featured extraordinary characters representing opportunities and opportunities lost during the gilded age of the early oil industry.

Bob Perry has authored several books, primarily set during the tumultuous years immediately before and after World War 1. Bob's other books include: Mimosa Lane based on the tumultuous rise of Tulsa, Oklahoma from a small settlement to "The Oil Capital of the World," Brother of the Cross Timber set in Pottawatomie County around the time of the Railroad Strikes of 1922, The Nephilim Code a contemporary thriller based on conspiracy theories about a secret society, and Guilt's Echo, a romantic novel about a young officer sent to fight in the trenches of Europe.