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Miss Etta
She rode with the most famous outlaws of her time. Then she vanished.
In the fall of 1895, Etta Place falls in love with Harry Longabaugh, alias the Sundance Kid. She gives up everything to follow him and his partner-in-crime, Butch Cassidy, in their outlaw life across the continent and beyond. Breathtakingly beautiful and every inch a lady, Etta can also ride and shoot as well as any man. As their fugitive life begins to crumble, she finds herself alone and living in a convent with her newborn son. Knowing she can’t hide away forever, she moves halfway across the country to begin anew. Etta prays her past won’t catch up with her.
In 1911 Emily Pleasants steps onto the train station platform of Pine Creek, Minnesota with a teacher’s contract in hand and a secret life she’s fled. A young widow with a small son, she’s searching for a safe place to raise her child where no one will recognize her. She meets Edward Sheridan, a successful merchant and bank owner, who quickly falls for her beauty, intelligence, and kindness. Still, she worries her notorious past will threaten the one thing dearest to her—her son.
From the deserts of Texas to the sweeping vistas of Wyoming, the refinement of New York City to the lush valleys of Argentina, Etta followed the outlaw men she loved so dearly. And then, she disappeared.
One woman, two separate lives. What became of the elusive Etta Place?
In the fall of 1895, Etta Place falls in love with Harry Longabaugh, alias the Sundance Kid. She gives up everything to follow him and his partner-in-crime, Butch Cassidy, in their outlaw life across the continent and beyond. Breathtakingly beautiful and every inch a lady, Etta can also ride and shoot as well as any man. As their fugitive life begins to crumble, she finds herself alone and living in a convent with her newborn son. Knowing she can’t hide away forever, she moves halfway across the country to begin anew. Etta prays her past won’t catch up with her.
In 1911 Emily Pleasants steps onto the train station platform of Pine Creek, Minnesota with a teacher’s contract in hand and a secret life she’s fled. A young widow with a small son, she’s searching for a safe place to raise her child where no one will recognize her. She meets Edward Sheridan, a successful merchant and bank owner, who quickly falls for her beauty, intelligence, and kindness. Still, she worries her notorious past will threaten the one thing dearest to her—her son.
From the deserts of Texas to the sweeping vistas of Wyoming, the refinement of New York City to the lush valleys of Argentina, Etta followed the outlaw men she loved so dearly. And then, she disappeared.
One woman, two separate lives. What became of the elusive Etta Place?
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Deanna Lynn Sletten
39 books627 followersDeanna Lynn Sletten is the author of MRS. WINCHESTER'S BIOGRAPHER, THE ONES WE LEAVE BEHIND, THE WOMEN OF GREAT HERON LAKE, MAGGIE'S TURN, THE LAKE HARRIET SERIES, and several other titles. She writes compelling historical fiction, heartwarming women's fiction, romance novels, and murder mysteries. She has also written one middle-grade novel that takes you on the adventure of a lifetime.
Deanna has recently begun a new murder mystery series, The Rachel Emery Series which includes THE TRUTH ABOUT RACHEL and DEATH BECOMES YOU.
Deanna is married and has two grown children. When not writing, she enjoys walking the wooded trails around her home with her beautiful Australian Shepherd or relaxing on the lake in the summer.
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Deanna has recently begun a new murder mystery series, The Rachel Emery Series which includes THE TRUTH ABOUT RACHEL and DEATH BECOMES YOU.
Deanna is married and has two grown children. When not writing, she enjoys walking the wooded trails around her home with her beautiful Australian Shepherd or relaxing on the lake in the summer.
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Twitter: @DeannaLSletten
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September 3, 2020
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MISS ETTA: A NOVEL by Deanna Lynn Sletten is a captivating historical fiction book which imagines the life of Etta Place who was the partner of the Sundance Kid. Etta disappeared from history, but Ms. Sletten has done an epic job of reconstructing facts when known and extrapolating when not known. When reading or watching the movie about Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, I have always wanted to know what happened to Etta and this book is a rendering of the story that I could not put down and happily satisfied my curiosity.
In 1895, Ethel Emily Pleasants is about to start her first teaching position when she meets Harry Longabaugh, also known as the Sundance Kid. Emily is beautiful and very ladylike, but she grew up on a ranch and is able to ride and shoot as well as any man. She knows Harry and his best friend Butch are outlaws, but she loves the Kid so much she is willing to give up everything to follow them. Harry uses the alias Place while on the run and so Emily becomes Etta Place.
In 1911, Emily Pleasants arrives in Pine Creek, Minnesota with her three years old son, Harry to accept a teaching position in their small-town school. Edward Sheridan meets the widow with her son at the train depot and quickly falls in love. Emily hopes that this will be the place where she can finally quit running and looking over her shoulder as the Pinkerton men have never stopped looking for her, Harry and Butch. She wants a safe place to raise her son.
Etta travelled the world with the outlaw men she loved until they were separated and she disappeared from history. What happened to Etta Place?
I loved this story! Ms. Sletten brought Emily “Etta” to life for me and whether the facts and imaginings are true or not, I hope her life was just like this story. Ms. Sletten’s characters are all fully fleshed and you just fall into the story and do not want to leave. It is a grand adventure with plenty of romance, action and history.
I highly recommend this story and author!
MISS ETTA: A NOVEL by Deanna Lynn Sletten is a captivating historical fiction book which imagines the life of Etta Place who was the partner of the Sundance Kid. Etta disappeared from history, but Ms. Sletten has done an epic job of reconstructing facts when known and extrapolating when not known. When reading or watching the movie about Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, I have always wanted to know what happened to Etta and this book is a rendering of the story that I could not put down and happily satisfied my curiosity.
In 1895, Ethel Emily Pleasants is about to start her first teaching position when she meets Harry Longabaugh, also known as the Sundance Kid. Emily is beautiful and very ladylike, but she grew up on a ranch and is able to ride and shoot as well as any man. She knows Harry and his best friend Butch are outlaws, but she loves the Kid so much she is willing to give up everything to follow them. Harry uses the alias Place while on the run and so Emily becomes Etta Place.
In 1911, Emily Pleasants arrives in Pine Creek, Minnesota with her three years old son, Harry to accept a teaching position in their small-town school. Edward Sheridan meets the widow with her son at the train depot and quickly falls in love. Emily hopes that this will be the place where she can finally quit running and looking over her shoulder as the Pinkerton men have never stopped looking for her, Harry and Butch. She wants a safe place to raise her son.
Etta travelled the world with the outlaw men she loved until they were separated and she disappeared from history. What happened to Etta Place?
I loved this story! Ms. Sletten brought Emily “Etta” to life for me and whether the facts and imaginings are true or not, I hope her life was just like this story. Ms. Sletten’s characters are all fully fleshed and you just fall into the story and do not want to leave. It is a grand adventure with plenty of romance, action and history.
I highly recommend this story and author!
October 12, 2018
I have to say that I have read many books in my life time ( and I've lived a long time ) but Miss Etta has to be one of the best. This book will keep you up nights, because you will not want to leave the loving and exciting group of people. If I could give this book more than five stars I would.
August 4, 2023
This book has idled on my wishlist since I saw advertisements on social media a few years back. The story of the woman who loved the Sundance Kid and stood by his and Butch Cassidy's side for many years. Until she had to protect their young son.
If you ever enjoyed the Newman/Redford film or just enjoy historical about the late 19th and early 20th century, don't let this story escape your attention.
I accessed this title with my Kindle Unlimited membership. The author has quite a few interesting titles available and I look forward to reading more of her writing.
Goodreads review published 01/08/23
If you ever enjoyed the Newman/Redford film or just enjoy historical about the late 19th and early 20th century, don't let this story escape your attention.
I accessed this title with my Kindle Unlimited membership. The author has quite a few interesting titles available and I look forward to reading more of her writing.
Goodreads review published 01/08/23
November 9, 2018
Excellent Fiction Based on Historical Events
This was an interesting and entertaining explanation of what could have happened to Etta Place in the early 1900's when she completely disappeared without a trace after Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were reportedly killed in South America. I found the book hard to put down until what I considered a plausible and satisfying ending.
This was an interesting and entertaining explanation of what could have happened to Etta Place in the early 1900's when she completely disappeared without a trace after Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were reportedly killed in South America. I found the book hard to put down until what I considered a plausible and satisfying ending.
July 30, 2018
Reviewed For Readers' Favorite by Grant Leishman
We’ve all seen and enjoyed that great movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, but have you ever wondered what happened to the real woman, named Etta Place, from that movie? Well, author Deanna Lynn Sletten has given us a fictional account of who she may have been and what may have become of her, following Butch and Sundance’s supposed demise, in her novel Miss Etta. We will discover her life, as a young woman, before her chance encounter with the infamous outlaw, Harry Longabough, better known to history as the Sundance Kid. The author takes us, through Etta’s eyes, on a journey through the American West, to New York City and down to South America, where it is believed Butch and Sundance met their end. The story is told as flashbacks for Etta, who now lives quietly in a small mid-western town, as Emily Pleasants, where she is a highly respected and loved schoolteacher, yet all the while always aware that her past could catch up with her and knowing those famous Pinkerton Detectives are still looking for the whereabouts of the criminal Etta Place.
Miss Etta is a truly sweeping novel that spans the decades and the country. Author Deanna Lynn Sletten has taken her beautiful lead character, Etta and imbued her with a strength of character required to not only survive the trying times of living with two outlaws, but to overcome them with cheerfulness and hope for the future, despite the overwhelming odds. I particularly loved the moral dilemmas Etta faced in loving Sundance and Butch. Constantly all three of them found their lifestyles at odds with the morals drilled into them as children and with justifying what they were doing, when they all knew deep down it was wrong. Ultimately they all longed for a life where they could put the past behind them and begin again. I appreciated that when Etta was faced with the choice between the deep love she had for Sundance and anything other option, it was always love that won out. At its core, this is a beautiful love story about family, about a deep, passionate love for one man, and life-long love and friendship for another. I did enjoy the sometimes jealous interplay between Butch and Sundance, both of whom loved Etta with all their hearts. This is a fantastic story, a great adventure and a real joy to read. I recommend this book highly to all lovers of romance, action, adventure and history.
We’ve all seen and enjoyed that great movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, but have you ever wondered what happened to the real woman, named Etta Place, from that movie? Well, author Deanna Lynn Sletten has given us a fictional account of who she may have been and what may have become of her, following Butch and Sundance’s supposed demise, in her novel Miss Etta. We will discover her life, as a young woman, before her chance encounter with the infamous outlaw, Harry Longabough, better known to history as the Sundance Kid. The author takes us, through Etta’s eyes, on a journey through the American West, to New York City and down to South America, where it is believed Butch and Sundance met their end. The story is told as flashbacks for Etta, who now lives quietly in a small mid-western town, as Emily Pleasants, where she is a highly respected and loved schoolteacher, yet all the while always aware that her past could catch up with her and knowing those famous Pinkerton Detectives are still looking for the whereabouts of the criminal Etta Place.
Miss Etta is a truly sweeping novel that spans the decades and the country. Author Deanna Lynn Sletten has taken her beautiful lead character, Etta and imbued her with a strength of character required to not only survive the trying times of living with two outlaws, but to overcome them with cheerfulness and hope for the future, despite the overwhelming odds. I particularly loved the moral dilemmas Etta faced in loving Sundance and Butch. Constantly all three of them found their lifestyles at odds with the morals drilled into them as children and with justifying what they were doing, when they all knew deep down it was wrong. Ultimately they all longed for a life where they could put the past behind them and begin again. I appreciated that when Etta was faced with the choice between the deep love she had for Sundance and anything other option, it was always love that won out. At its core, this is a beautiful love story about family, about a deep, passionate love for one man, and life-long love and friendship for another. I did enjoy the sometimes jealous interplay between Butch and Sundance, both of whom loved Etta with all their hearts. This is a fantastic story, a great adventure and a real joy to read. I recommend this book highly to all lovers of romance, action, adventure and history.
April 14, 2020
Someday someone will write a novel that does justice to Etta Place and her story. Unfortunately, this isn’t it. The writing is wooden, and the characters are one-dimensional. There is literally no difference between the younger Etta at the beginning of the book. The love interest is boring, and it’s hard to believe that a woman who went to South America with a pair of outlaws could find him worth spending two minutes with. The framing story about old Etta telling her story to her granddaughter was such a cliche!
August 21, 2018
Miss Etta is the great novel every writer hopes to pen in their lifetime and the book every reader is dying to find. By mixing known facts with fiction, it tells the story of Etta Place, Sundance the Kid’s wife. The book has action/adventure, with gunslinging bank robbers, brothels, and daring escapes. Friendships that last lifetimes are featured, as is a love triangle, family secrets, and difficult decisions that brought me to tears at the end. If I had to tell people what the book is about in one sentence, I’d say it’s the Titanic of the Wild West. If you love women’s historical fiction, read Miss Etta. It’s a story you will never forget.
February 1, 2020
"A Wonderful Story To Enjoy"
'Miss Etta' is a believable heartwarming story about a woman in in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Etta Place is trying to start her life over as a young widow with a young son. She and Harry Longabaugh, known as the Sunance Kid, are involved in robberies and are sought by the Pinkerton Detective Agency. This is an awesome story I could not put down, nor shall I forget.
'Miss Etta' is a believable heartwarming story about a woman in in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Etta Place is trying to start her life over as a young widow with a young son. She and Harry Longabaugh, known as the Sunance Kid, are involved in robberies and are sought by the Pinkerton Detective Agency. This is an awesome story I could not put down, nor shall I forget.
January 25, 2019
Great story
Loved it! What a great read. Makes you wonder what really happened...hope this is a close guess. Very well written <3
Loved it! What a great read. Makes you wonder what really happened...hope this is a close guess. Very well written <3
July 16, 2019
What a great book this was! I was enthralled from page one to the very last page and couldn't put it down. The author, who I'd never read anything from before, really got her facts right in this stunning tale of the wife/companion of Sundance Kid. Emily Pleasants alias Emily Place's story is told here in two different times. One when she was living and running with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and two after she'd left the gang and was trying to start a new life with her son in Minnesota. I am fascinated with these women who married or ran with these outlaws and why they chose to give up their normal lives to do so. I also read about Jesse James' wife. What makes a well educated woman with good prospects otherwise choose to fall in love with an outlaw? This book was so informative and I learned so much while reading it, I loved the history of it all. The characters were likable, even though they were outlaws, they had rules, the descriptions of the many places they had to live made me think again why would you give up a normal life to live on the run? The story gets a little suspenseful when she gets a job in Minnesota after leaving the gang and the sheriff there used to be a Pinkerton agent and thinks she looks familiar. Putting her future again in possible peril, will he figure out who she is, or won't he? I'll leave that for you to find out. Such an interesting read and for all historical fiction fans it's a must read. I'd never heard of this book prior to choosing it, another great find on Kindle Unlimited. I just love reading books I've never heard of before. I've found more excellent books this way.
November 16, 2018
Who was Etta Place? Was she a school teacher, a prostitute, an outlaw or just a woman who sacrificed for the love of a man? The man in question was Harry Longabaugh aka The Sundance Kid. Etta Place's true identity is a question mark in history as is her fate which remains an intriguing mystery to this date but author Deanna Lynn Sletten has taken the few actual known facts about Sundance, Butch and Etta and created a story out of whole cloth.
In MISS ETTA , Sletten’s imaginative version, the story is related by an aged Emily Pleasants who is currently living in an assisted living facility in San Francisco after years of living quietly in a small Minnesota town. In this incarnation Emily is Etta and she has asked her granddaughter Susan to visit her so that she can tell her “a story that’s waited a long time to be told”. She then proceeds to take her granddaughter on a vicarious adventure as she relates the story of her life before, during and after her years with The Sundance Kid and his buddy Butch Cassidy.
If I have a complaint it is the number of times Etta/Emily’s riveting lavender blue eyes are mentioned (By the time I had read about them a half dozen times I wanted to shout “Okay, I get it….she has beautiful eyes). In addition, for a three year old Etta/Emily’s son was unusually advanced and spoke and acted more like a child of eight or nine.
Those items aside, I really did enjoy this book and would recommend it to readers of historical fiction who enjoy a little adventure, romance and tales of the old west in their reading.
In MISS ETTA , Sletten’s imaginative version, the story is related by an aged Emily Pleasants who is currently living in an assisted living facility in San Francisco after years of living quietly in a small Minnesota town. In this incarnation Emily is Etta and she has asked her granddaughter Susan to visit her so that she can tell her “a story that’s waited a long time to be told”. She then proceeds to take her granddaughter on a vicarious adventure as she relates the story of her life before, during and after her years with The Sundance Kid and his buddy Butch Cassidy.
If I have a complaint it is the number of times Etta/Emily’s riveting lavender blue eyes are mentioned (By the time I had read about them a half dozen times I wanted to shout “Okay, I get it….she has beautiful eyes). In addition, for a three year old Etta/Emily’s son was unusually advanced and spoke and acted more like a child of eight or nine.
Those items aside, I really did enjoy this book and would recommend it to readers of historical fiction who enjoy a little adventure, romance and tales of the old west in their reading.
May 9, 2021
Read in one day!!!
I loved this take on Etta Place life. The adventures she took with Sundance and Butch on their wild heist. Going from one place to the next and living life on the edge.
This author crafted her story, to where you loved Emily and rooted for her every step of the way.
I was glad when she met Edward and created a more secure life for herself and her son. He gave her the stable life she always wished for.
I loved how the story was passed from one generation to the next and the box was held onto with the pictures of her story of Etta and Sundance, less they not be forgotten.
If you love those older tales of the wild west with the outlaw men with a romance aspect, than you will love this novel.
I loved this take on Etta Place life. The adventures she took with Sundance and Butch on their wild heist. Going from one place to the next and living life on the edge.
This author crafted her story, to where you loved Emily and rooted for her every step of the way.
I was glad when she met Edward and created a more secure life for herself and her son. He gave her the stable life she always wished for.
I loved how the story was passed from one generation to the next and the box was held onto with the pictures of her story of Etta and Sundance, less they not be forgotten.
If you love those older tales of the wild west with the outlaw men with a romance aspect, than you will love this novel.
September 21, 2018
Great novel based on historical events around Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
I really enjoyed this book. I liked how it switched back an forth from Etta's time with the outlaws to her time as respectable school teacher. I was kept fully entertained and interested. This was one of the best historical novels I have read lately.
I really enjoyed this book. I liked how it switched back an forth from Etta's time with the outlaws to her time as respectable school teacher. I was kept fully entertained and interested. This was one of the best historical novels I have read lately.
November 11, 2018
From Wyoming
Hello, this book is such a good read. Iam from Cody Wyoming known for its western history. I grew up with stories passed down through my family about Butch, Sundance, and Etta. I took a western lit class in high school. It was full of myths, legend of the old west. This puts a new spin on a legend.
Hello, this book is such a good read. Iam from Cody Wyoming known for its western history. I grew up with stories passed down through my family about Butch, Sundance, and Etta. I took a western lit class in high school. It was full of myths, legend of the old west. This puts a new spin on a legend.
December 4, 2019
While I enjoyed this book a lot I also found it frustrating that the author worked so hard to convince her readers of the “goodness” of the outlaws in the story. I do believe we can all repent and be forgiven and change our lives around but I also believe that we have to take responsibility for our actions and that there are consequences for the choices we make.
April 23, 2021
I had high hopes for this story however, I found it lacking. It felt simplistic and fluffy. Couldn't wrap my brain around it even as a "what if" story. Ended up speed reading thru it and jumping to the end cause it was so easy to figure out and how it was going to end. Disappointing to say the least
October 16, 2018
I started yesterday afternoon.. read til late at night and then re-started/finished this evening.. with happy tears! Truly loved this story! Makes me wish for longer times & questions about life for my own grandmother! Oh those talks that were missed! I think you will love this story :)
September 22, 2019
Amazing
Having seen the movie butch Cassidy &Sundance kid so many times the story of Etta intrigued me. It's a believable story that I couldn't put down. But is it true? It's an action beautiful love story. I couldn't put it down.
Having seen the movie butch Cassidy &Sundance kid so many times the story of Etta intrigued me. It's a believable story that I couldn't put down. But is it true? It's an action beautiful love story. I couldn't put it down.
January 11, 2019
Eh. This was a little too sappy for me.
December 12, 2019
The mystery surrounding Etta Place is fascinating. Fiction, or not, this novel is enjoyable and plausible.
February 19, 2021
Version of butch Cassidy and the sundance kid
June 21, 2021
Fun read
I love historical fiction, and this one was lovely! The story is more than plausible, and is full of the possibilities of the life of Miss Etta.
I love historical fiction, and this one was lovely! The story is more than plausible, and is full of the possibilities of the life of Miss Etta.
May 6, 2023
I've always loved the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, which asserted that the two outlaws were killed in a shootout in Bolivia. The third principal character was Sundance's lover or perhaps common-law wife, Etta Place. The movie was beautifully filmed, wonderfully acted, and the music is classic, especially "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head", used in the charming bicycle sequence between Butch and Etta. But, it is the men's story, and Etta is more of a subsidiary character. Perhaps it would have different if it were produced now, instead of in 1969.
On a trip out West in 2001, traveling in Utah, where many western films were filmed, I became more interested in the historic aspects of the lives of the characters, and did some reading. It turns out that there has long been speculation that the men killed in Bolivia were not the famous pair that headed up the Hole in the Wall Gang, and that Butch lived on into the twentieth century, possibly near Spokane, WA. Etta disappeared into the mists, and perhaps myths, of history.
This novel reimagines a life for Etta Place once her outlaw days ended. The author has done a great job, following many aspects of the story as presented in the film, enlarging on it, and then adding later chapters for the character's lives. Etta Place, who was, according to the book, Ethel Emily Pleasants, lives on to the age of ninety-six, and relates her life story to her granddaughter. It's fun and interesting historical reading, and known as Emily, Etta lives both a feminine and feminist existence. Highly entertaining, and a quick read. It would make a great movie in its own right...
On a trip out West in 2001, traveling in Utah, where many western films were filmed, I became more interested in the historic aspects of the lives of the characters, and did some reading. It turns out that there has long been speculation that the men killed in Bolivia were not the famous pair that headed up the Hole in the Wall Gang, and that Butch lived on into the twentieth century, possibly near Spokane, WA. Etta disappeared into the mists, and perhaps myths, of history.
This novel reimagines a life for Etta Place once her outlaw days ended. The author has done a great job, following many aspects of the story as presented in the film, enlarging on it, and then adding later chapters for the character's lives. Etta Place, who was, according to the book, Ethel Emily Pleasants, lives on to the age of ninety-six, and relates her life story to her granddaughter. It's fun and interesting historical reading, and known as Emily, Etta lives both a feminine and feminist existence. Highly entertaining, and a quick read. It would make a great movie in its own right...
August 21, 2020
In her clipped style of writing, Deanna Lynn Sletten has put forth a viable, believable possibility of what may have happened to Etta Place, the "third wheel" to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in Miss Etta: A Novel. There has been all kinds of speculation in the 100+ years since Etta's association with the outlaw duo ended (no one knows for certain what happened to Etta Place; goodness, there isn't even indisputable evidence as to what happened to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid!). The tale Ms. Sletten weaves poses one scenario -- a sweet scenario that is enjoyable to read. She obviously did a great deal of research about Butch and Sundance, as well as Etta (and how she came to be linked with the outlaws). There are plenty of flashbacks (on Etta's part) to fill in the gaps of her 'history' that make an interesting addition to the story. (Thus Sletten's notation that "Some of what you are about to read is true" just prior to page 1.)
All in all, I recommend this novel. It's a fast, fun read!
(For the record, if it makes any difference, I read the book version of Miss Etta, not the Kindle version.)
Happy Reading! :-)
All in all, I recommend this novel. It's a fast, fun read!
(For the record, if it makes any difference, I read the book version of Miss Etta, not the Kindle version.)
Happy Reading! :-)
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July 31, 2020
Wild west Woman's story
Enjoyable read about a western woman's life with two adventurous men and a safe man, friends and son. My great great grandmother knew Buffalo Bill Cody so could relate the generational stories passed on about her.
Enjoyable read about a western woman's life with two adventurous men and a safe man, friends and son. My great great grandmother knew Buffalo Bill Cody so could relate the generational stories passed on about her.
September 5, 2018
I've always loved the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford. I can't even guess how many times I've seen it. There is also a female character in this story, Etta Place. Little is known about her after the outlaws' lives fell apart.
I was so excited when I heard that one of my very favorite authors was working on a book depicting what she thinks Etta's life might have been like after she is separated from the duo. Miss Etta is a believable, heart-warming tale that looks at what life was like for a woman in the early 1900's. It was even tougher for someone like Etta, who was trying to leave her old life in the past and start all over with a new one.
Etta moves to Minnesota, remaking her life as Emily, a young widow with a little boy. She is a strong woman who just wants to raise her son to be a good man, all while living in the fear that her other life will be found out. Is a happy, carefree life and a good man to love even possible for her to think about?
Etta and Harry, the Sundance Kid, had a deep loving relationship—their story was such a beautiful love story, even though they led very unusual lives, very tough lives. Their strong bond and the deep love that they had for each other gets them through the tough times, even at the very end.
I would love to think that Miss Etta's life ended up the way that Deanna wrote about it here. Sure, she had a tough life with tough decisions to make and she did it all while raising a little boy, a boy who was safe and loved. Miss Etta is a wonderful tale that ended for me just the way I wanted it to. I absolutely loved everything about this story.
I was so excited when I heard that one of my very favorite authors was working on a book depicting what she thinks Etta's life might have been like after she is separated from the duo. Miss Etta is a believable, heart-warming tale that looks at what life was like for a woman in the early 1900's. It was even tougher for someone like Etta, who was trying to leave her old life in the past and start all over with a new one.
Etta moves to Minnesota, remaking her life as Emily, a young widow with a little boy. She is a strong woman who just wants to raise her son to be a good man, all while living in the fear that her other life will be found out. Is a happy, carefree life and a good man to love even possible for her to think about?
Etta and Harry, the Sundance Kid, had a deep loving relationship—their story was such a beautiful love story, even though they led very unusual lives, very tough lives. Their strong bond and the deep love that they had for each other gets them through the tough times, even at the very end.
I would love to think that Miss Etta's life ended up the way that Deanna wrote about it here. Sure, she had a tough life with tough decisions to make and she did it all while raising a little boy, a boy who was safe and loved. Miss Etta is a wonderful tale that ended for me just the way I wanted it to. I absolutely loved everything about this story.
June 6, 2020
This book is an amazing historical fictional portrayal of some of the life of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Susan Sheridan, a reporter for a San Francisco newpaper, is beckoned by her grandmother to visit immediately because Grandma Em has a story to tell her. She reluctantly agrees, even though she is busy with her job. She is amazed when Grandma Em tells her she is THE Etta Place that ran with the two robbers. Grandma shares the story about her life with the two notorious robbers, and Susan is in shock. This story is based on true events of Butch and Cassidy, and a fictional rendition of what happened to Etta when she was no longer part of the “family of three”. This is a great historical fiction novel that fans of historical fiction should read.
July 6, 2019
I loved how this novel started as a grandmother telling a grandchild of her past and having a similar conclusion. I have always wondered what could have happened to the woman who ran with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. This author has succeeded in bringing Etta's tale. The ups and downs and twists are amazing and I can only give this book four stars. I just wished we could know what really happened to the real lady... but this fictional account is wonderful. Do yourself a favor and read this book. I found her more interesting than Katherine Ross's character in the movie.
January 25, 2019
The story of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and Etta
A plausible scenario of Etta's life with the infamous duo. The decision to leave with Harry Longabough was bold and dangerous. History of the exploits of the three has been shown in books and a movie. This depiction is as believable as any. Well written and researched, the story fills blanks in the story, adding to the authenticity. For readers of westerns, outlaws, an h history, this book is a must read.
A plausible scenario of Etta's life with the infamous duo. The decision to leave with Harry Longabough was bold and dangerous. History of the exploits of the three has been shown in books and a movie. This depiction is as believable as any. Well written and researched, the story fills blanks in the story, adding to the authenticity. For readers of westerns, outlaws, an h history, this book is a must read.
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