A Path of Colored Leaves - Softcover

Klippenstein, Rachel Carr

Softcover

ISBN 10: 096591643X ISBN 13: 9780965916431

Publisher: Fountain Pub, 2000

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Can a lifetime hold more than one dream?

Rachel and her husband were South Dakota ranchers -- it was their whole life. Then came the Farm Crisis years of the 1980s, when they lost the ranch they loved and had worked so hard for. What do you do when a dream seems lost? What kind of toll does it take on a marriage? In this little book, Rachel poignantly describes the aftermath of the blow she and her husband suffered, and their struggle to find new footing and new direction. "A Path of Colored Leaves" tells a story of starting anew, learning the ropes of the writing business, and learning that life rarely turns out the way you thought it would. Rachel finds meaning in the journey, and joy in arriving at unexpected destinations.

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About the Author:

Rachel's first book "Do You, Rachel, Take Ranching for Better or for Worse?" is a delightfully funny depiction of ranch life, also available on Amazon.com. Her story, "The Sale" appears in "Leaning into the Wind" a High Plains women's anthology published by Houghton Mifflin. She writes for "The Sagebrush News," as well as livestock newspapers. She and her husband of thirty-seven years pursue their passions of ranching and writing on a small ranch in central Oregon.

Review:

...the unexpectedness of [the twists and turns in this story] makes it real and authentic, and Rachel's swings between hope and discouragement give it a living pulse. -- Theta Alpha Journal

I read "A Path of Colored Leaves" in one sitting. Rachel Klippenstein's journey from ranch woman to writer is compelling. -- Val Farmer, Clinical Psycologist, syndicated columnist

This is a little book of hope and encouragment for anyone who has had a dream and thought they lost it. -- Jane Kirkpatrick, award-winning author of "A Sweetness to the Soul."

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