{"product_id":"the-diary-of-mattie-spenser-paperback","title":"The Diary of Mattie Spenser - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSandra Dallas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one is more surprised than Mattie Spenser herself when Luke Spenser, considered the great catch of their small Iowa town, asks her to marry him. Less than a month later, they are off in a covered wagon to build a home on the Colorado frontier. Mattie's only company is a slightly mysterious husband and her private journal, where she records the joys and frustrations not just of frontier life, but also of a new marriage to a handsome but distant stranger. As she and Luke make life together on the harsh and beautiful plains, Mattie learns some bitter truths about her husband and the girl he left behind and finds love where she least expects it. Dramatic and suspenseful, this is an unforgettable story of hardship, friendship and survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning author \u003cb\u003eSandra Dallas\u003c\/b\u003e was dubbed a quintessential American voice by Jane Smiley, in \u003ci\u003eVogue Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bride's House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Whiter Than Snow\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePrayers for Sale\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTallgrass\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. She is the recipient of the Women Writing the West Willa Award and the two-time winner of the Western Writers of America Spur Award. For 25 years, Dallas worked as a reporter covering the Rocky Mountain region for \u003ci\u003eBusiness Week\u003c\/i\u003e, and started writing fiction in 1990. She lives with her husband in Denver, Colorado.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 8.16 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52519463780659,"sku":"9780312187101","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/UTJNbkhNdkl4YnNubitodGdVaG9JQT09.webp?v=1760500402","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-diary-of-mattie-spenser-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}