The silver barons wife by donna baierstein goodreads. The silver barons wife an interview with donna baier stein. Donna baier stein the silver baron s wife traces the ragstorichestorags life of colorados baby doe tabor lizzie. Please join us for a free, instore author event with ronna wineberg and donna baier stein. I am the author of sympathetic people iowa fiction award finalist and 2015 indiebook awards finalist, sometimes you sense the difference. In the silver barons wife, donna baier stein draws from tabors notes. Perhaps it was to indicate baby does mental state but i didnt like it. Donna baier stein is the author of two story collections, the recently released scenes from the heartland. Elizabeth mccourt tabor was a nineteenthcentury legend who married a silver magnate and gained notoriety. The silver barons wife traces the ragstorichestorags l.
Lizzies unconventional life is presented against the backdrop of the american west, and the mining. The silver barons wife is a rousing read about what it was like to be a strongminded woman ahead of her time. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover donna s. The silver barons wife by donna baierstein good book fairy. She has received a bread loaf scholarship, johns hopkins university mfa fellowship, grants from the new jersey council on the arts and poetry society of virginia, a scholarship from the summer literar. The two authors also will discuss the process of writing, their experiences publishing a book, and how their own writing and editing. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books. Mary robinette kowals lady astronaut books a winning series. Although the story is a fictional memoir, it includes. One of my favorite things about being a writer is the ability to see a story anywhere. The silver barons wife by donna baier stein serving house books is part womens western, part romance, and part nonfiction novel. The silver barons wife follows the story of elizabeth tabor from young girl, to newlywed, to divorcee and working woman, to the wealthy second wife of a silver baron. The silver barons wife baier stein, donna womenwhowrite. In her newest novel, the silver barons wife, set to be released on september 15, awardwinning author donna baier stein details the life.
Her two nonfiction books on copywriting are write on target coauthored with floyd kemske and published by mcgraw. An unforgettable collection, as lovely as it is honest. An earlier version of her forthcoming novel the silver barons wife won the pennew england discovery award. With the silver barons wife, donna baier stein pulls off that most difficult of novelistic feats. The silver baron s wife traces the ragstorichestorags life of colorados baby doe tabor lizzie. The silver barons wife by donna baier stein, paperback barnes. Its a fictionalized account of elizabeth baby doe tabor, one of the most infamous women on colorado history. An artistic, sympathetic imagining of the life of a 19thcentury woman who made headlines for all the wrong reasons. Donna baier steins the silver barons wife wins 2nd place.
From the dark, unpropitious, and dismal depths ofbaby doe tabors biography, she mines a vein of pure silver. The silver barons wife by donna baier stein the silver barons wife by donna baier stein is about lizzie tabor, a young woman in the 1870s, who defied convention. Tiferet journal autumnwinter 2017 by donna baier stein. Elizabeth mccourt tabor was a nineteenthcentury legend who married a silver magnate and gained notoriety for her spectacular rise and fall in the mining west. View donna baier stein s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Michael curtis, the atlantic an artistic, sympathetic imagining of the life of a 19thcentury woman who made headlines for all the wrong reasons. This fascinating heroine worked in the silver mines and had two scandalous marriages, one to a. The silver barons wife traces the ragstorichestorags life of colorados baby doe tabor lizzie. Raised in the mid1800s as a catholic, lizzie mccourt commits the first of many indiscretions in her life by marrying a protestant man, harvey doe. Awardwinning author donna baier stein discusses the role of visual art in literature and her use of lithographs by famed painter thomas hart benton in the creation of her latest book, scenes from the heartland. May 18 bernardsville author to speak about her new book.
Donna is the author of the silver barons wife, sympathetic people, sometimes you sense the difference, and letting rain have its say. By donna baier stein serving house books when elizabeth mccourt baby doe tabor married horace tabor, the colorado silver king, she became one of the richest women in the old west. Stories based on lithographs by thomas hart benton and sympathetic people, which was a finalist for the iowa fiction award and the next generation indie book award. Ascent, puerto del sol, and many other journals as well as in the anthologies ive always meant to tell you pocket books, to fathers. The silver barons wife by donna baier stein reading guide. The silver barons wife kindle edition by stein, donna. Review of the silver barons wife 9780997101065 foreword. She has received a bread loaf scholarship, johns hopkins university mfa fellowship, grants from the. The silver barons wife by donna baier stein booklife. In her newest novel, the silver barons wife, set to be released on september 15, awardwinning author donna baier stein details the life of lizzie baby doe tabor, as she navigates a confounding series of social, economic, and romantic obstacles in the colorado town of leadville. An artistic, sympathetic imagining of the life of a 19th century.
Im pleased to welcome donna to book club babble today. The silver barons wife by donna baier stein, paperback. In the silver barons wife, donna baier stein draws from tabors notes on her dreams to powerfully reimagine one of the frontiers uncommon women. The tiferet talk interviews the silver baron s wife tiferet journal autumnwinter 2017. The first three quarters of the book was intriguing. An artistic, sympathetic imagining of the life of a 19thcentury. Booklife resources and tools for book publishers and writers. Angie kims successful debut novel miracle creek is an emotional look at parenting and comingofage wrapped up in a whodunit. Join us for book signing, reading and light fare at the anwc at 6. The silver baron s wife by donna baier stein serving house books, florham park, nj the good life by marian thurm the permanent press, sag harbor, ny in paterson fiction prize. The silver barons wife kindle edition by donna baier stein. In this eloquent novel, stein portrays the independent, eccentric. In her engaging and wellwritten biography, the silver barons wife, donna baier stein takes a sympathetic look at lizzie doe, and how she became the muchmaligned and tragic figure called baby doe tabor. Donna baier stein talks with diane bonavist about her new book, the silver baron s wife, inspired by the life of colorados baby doe tabor, as well as the challenges of wrestling with research, how to portray characters with depth, and the ways she approaches writing in different genres.
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