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.
Author: Lucy H. Hedrick
Publisher: Lake Union Publishing
Published: 03/04/2025
Pages: 271
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 8.39h x 5.57w x 0.73d
ISBN13: 9781662525711
ISBN10: 1662525710
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Historical | 20th Century | General
- Fiction | Family Life | Marriage & Divorce
- Fiction | Women