New book tells the riveting story about how a Nebraska family survived during the depression raising six children to become productive citizens
GALVESTON, Texas, June 16, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Wren Richards announces her return to the publishing scene with the release of "Hand-Me-Downs" (published by Archway Publishing), a riveting story about how a Nebraska family survived during the depression raising six children to become productive citizens. It reveals how education and the human survival instinct protected the Morehouse family.
It is the early 30s and Clinton and Mader Morehouse are doing their best to raise their six children during one of the harshest times in America. Clinton, once a playboy and accomplished musician, has left his dreams behind to farm the dry land. Mader, a skilled seamstress, has always relied on her endless energy to help create a path for their future. But as the dust constantly swirls around their tiny town of Burton, Nebraska, the hope they once held for their lives is beginning to dwindle.
As farmers try to survive without crops to harvest and water to revive the plants, Clinton and Mader must rely on their creativity and education to ease the hardships that are causing many to perish. As they do their best to overcome malnutrition, death, black blizzards, and the loss of beloved trees needed for fuel, the perpetual winds rage on, seemingly laughing at those who are able to stand against its bluster. But what no one knows is that the Morehouse family is embracing a secret knowledge that may just hold the key to their survival.
"Children should be known for their individual uniqueness. Each struggle to cast off the stronghold from previous generations traditions, and expectations. Hopefully, this book will be different in the retelling of the lives of three generations while each character strives to achieve their own identity," Richards says. When asked what she wants readers to take away from the book, she answered, "For them to realize that humans are part of the environment and nature effects everything we think, breathe, eat, and do. It affects us all." For more details about the book, please visit https://www.archwaypublishing.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/847992-hand-me-downs
"Hand-Me-Downs"
By Wren Richards
Hardcover | 6 x 9in | 268 pages | ISBN 9781665743549
Softcover | 6 x 9in | 268 pages | ISBN 9781665743563
E-Book | 268 pages | ISBN 9781665743556
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble
About the Author
Wren Richards grew up in rural Wyoming and enjoyed a lengthy career in the performing arts where she taught acting, scene design, costuming, and directed stage performances. She is also a sculptor who showed her art in several states and Costa Rica and political activist who campaigned for several leadership positions representing her home state. This is her fifth book.
Simon & Schuster, a company with nearly ninety years of publishing experience, has teamed up with Author Solutions, LLC, the worldwide leader in self-publishing, to create Archway Publishing. With unique resources to support books of all kinds, Archway Publishing offers a specialized approach to help every author reach his or her desired audience.
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