Rock Creek: Water, Risk and Grit

by R.W. Bennett

In 1884, a woman determined to establish her own destiny is thwarted by violence, abandonment and betrayal. She forges a bond with an immigrant Scottish couple who, ten years earlier, escaped a life of hopelessness in the service of the aristocracy and journeyed to the American West to build a ranch. She risks her life to help them overcome a brutal winter that threatens not only the couple’s livelihood but their lives as well. Later, they join forces after the young woman makes an extraordinary discovery at Rock Creek on an abandoned property near the frontier town of Ryegrass.

320 pages, Paperback

Published November 23, 2016

Reviews

[Roberta · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best books I've ever read. Though it's been out for a few years, I was able to pick up a copy in a bookstore. I keyed in on it because the story takes places in and around Boise, ID, which is where I live.

The story involves details about what life was like for the ranchers and farmers who settled in southern Idaho in the late 1800s. There were all too many hardships involving things we take for granted now. The main characters are Annie Chris and Ramsay, a couple who came to America from Scotland. There's also Myra, the schoolteacher.

You will not be disappointed if you choose to select this book either in paperback or the kindle version. I didn't want the story to end.

[Nancy Boyack Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. I didn't want it to end