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Upstairs At Miss Hattie's
Young Bram and Sarah Clyburn are about to end their marriageand go their separate ways—a big mistake in the minds of Bram'sgrandparents, Evvie and Edgar, the same mistake they almost mademany decades ago.
Evvie's family had come to Texas from the dust bowl ofOklahoma, looking for opportunity but finding only hardship inthe waning days of the Depression. Desperate times sometimesrequire desperate measures, and Evvie took them—measuresthat shamed her and threatened Edgar's love. But during the waryears of sacrifice and separation they learned that their love couldsurmount anything—even Evvie's shameful past.
After sixty-five years, they share their shocking story for the firsttime. Will it be enough to save Bram and Sarah's marriage?
Evvie's family had come to Texas from the dust bowl ofOklahoma, looking for opportunity but finding only hardship inthe waning days of the Depression. Desperate times sometimesrequire desperate measures, and Evvie took them—measuresthat shamed her and threatened Edgar's love. But during the waryears of sacrifice and separation they learned that their love couldsurmount anything—even Evvie's shameful past.
After sixty-five years, they share their shocking story for the firsttime. Will it be enough to save Bram and Sarah's marriage?
288 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published August 1, 2007
About the author
Ken Casper
24 books21 followersKen Casper was born and raised in New York City. After graduating from Fordham University with a degree in Russian, he joined the Air Force, was stationed in the Far East, served in Vietnam, and lived five years in Germany. He also earned a Master's degree in Education from the University of Southern California. Ken retired from more than 33 years of government service in September '97.
Now a transplanted Texan. He and Mary, his wife of 34 years, own a horse farm in San Angelo. Along with their Border Collie, Chief, they have a Golden Retriever, Casey, two house cats, four barn cats and eight horses. They also board and breed horses and Mary teaches English riding. She's a therapeutic riding instructor for the handicapped, as well.
Life is never dull. Their two granddaughters visit several times a year and feel right at home with the Casper menagerie. Grampa and Mimi do everything they can to make sure their visits to Little Oaks Farm will be lifelong fond memories. After all, isn't that what grandparents are for?
Ken figures his writing career probably started in the sixth grade when he was ordered by a teacher to write a "theme" explaining his misbehavior over the previous semester. To his teacher's chagrin, he enjoyed stringing just the right words together to justify his less than stellar performance. Fortunately, she forgave him.
Since then, he's had short stories published in a popular men's magazine and was working on a mystery when his critique partners, three romance writers, suggested he try their genre. He had his doubts ("Me? Write romance? Are you kidding?), but he decided to give it a try, anyway. His first-chapter romance submission won honorable mention at the Southwest Writers' Workshop contest in 1993. Ken revised it...and revised it, then entered the Golden Triangle Writers' Guild contest in '95. This time he took first place in both mystery and romance. The romance entry later became his first sale to Harlequin Superromance. A MAN CALLED JESSE was published in October '98. Since then he's written more than a dozen other Superromances, including the First Family of Texas series, contributed to two trilogies, a six-book series set in the police department of Houston, Texas, and he's currently involved in a five-book series set in the beautiful hill country of central Texas. His October 2003 Super, THE WOMAN IN THE NEWS, was a Holt Medallion finalist.
Ken Casper previously wrote as K.N. Casper
Now a transplanted Texan. He and Mary, his wife of 34 years, own a horse farm in San Angelo. Along with their Border Collie, Chief, they have a Golden Retriever, Casey, two house cats, four barn cats and eight horses. They also board and breed horses and Mary teaches English riding. She's a therapeutic riding instructor for the handicapped, as well.
Life is never dull. Their two granddaughters visit several times a year and feel right at home with the Casper menagerie. Grampa and Mimi do everything they can to make sure their visits to Little Oaks Farm will be lifelong fond memories. After all, isn't that what grandparents are for?
Ken figures his writing career probably started in the sixth grade when he was ordered by a teacher to write a "theme" explaining his misbehavior over the previous semester. To his teacher's chagrin, he enjoyed stringing just the right words together to justify his less than stellar performance. Fortunately, she forgave him.
Since then, he's had short stories published in a popular men's magazine and was working on a mystery when his critique partners, three romance writers, suggested he try their genre. He had his doubts ("Me? Write romance? Are you kidding?), but he decided to give it a try, anyway. His first-chapter romance submission won honorable mention at the Southwest Writers' Workshop contest in 1993. Ken revised it...and revised it, then entered the Golden Triangle Writers' Guild contest in '95. This time he took first place in both mystery and romance. The romance entry later became his first sale to Harlequin Superromance. A MAN CALLED JESSE was published in October '98. Since then he's written more than a dozen other Superromances, including the First Family of Texas series, contributed to two trilogies, a six-book series set in the police department of Houston, Texas, and he's currently involved in a five-book series set in the beautiful hill country of central Texas. His October 2003 Super, THE WOMAN IN THE NEWS, was a Holt Medallion finalist.
Ken Casper previously wrote as K.N. Casper
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November 6, 2013
Young Bram and Sarah Clyburn are about to end their marriage
and go their separate ways—a big mistake in the minds of Bram's
grandparents, Evvie and Edgar, the same mistake they almost made
many decades ago.
Evvie's family had come to Texas from the dust bowl of
Oklahoma, looking for opportunity but finding only hardship in
the waning days of the Depression. Desperate times sometimes
require desperate measures, and Evvie took them—measures
that shamed her and threatened Edgar's love. But during the war
years of sacrifice and separation they learned that their love could
surmount anything—even Evvie's shameful past.
After sixty-five years, they share their shocking story for the first
time. Will it be enough to save Bram and Sarah's marriage?
and go their separate ways—a big mistake in the minds of Bram's
grandparents, Evvie and Edgar, the same mistake they almost made
many decades ago.
Evvie's family had come to Texas from the dust bowl of
Oklahoma, looking for opportunity but finding only hardship in
the waning days of the Depression. Desperate times sometimes
require desperate measures, and Evvie took them—measures
that shamed her and threatened Edgar's love. But during the war
years of sacrifice and separation they learned that their love could
surmount anything—even Evvie's shameful past.
After sixty-five years, they share their shocking story for the first
time. Will it be enough to save Bram and Sarah's marriage?
April 19, 2019
I toured Miss Hattie’s Bordello Museum in San Angelo, Texas. Then I borrowed the book on KIndle Unlimited and thoroughly enjoyed the story! It is a tale of survival in a difficult time, decisions that one makes for themselves and others, and the love that sees them through. A good historical fiction.
May 10, 2009
A trite and uncomplicated story--with just a slight surprise at the end. I enjoyed it because of the San Angelo references. Just an esay, light read.
May 21, 2009
The setting of this book is in San Angelo at the infamous brothel. It was a good read.
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