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With no living relatives, 18-year-old Rowan Daly leaves the only home she's ever known to be with her beloved, Eli. They settle in the mining town of New Hope. In 1934 the best paying job is dynamiting rock in the pit-a job Eli volunteers to do with disastrous consequences. When he's killed, Rowan is alone and abandoned with no way to support herself. Rowan is recruited to be a Pack Horse Librarian and soon finds herself delivering books to hill families, facing her fears of abandonment, and learning about the unique rural folks she serves. It's just the beginning for Rowan-being a Pack Horse Librarian changes her future, giving her a life she could never have imagined.

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The Life and Times of Rowan Daly is an extremely well-researched historical fiction novel that takes us into intriguing and difficult decades in this country's history, beginning in the Great Depression and moving through the challenges of the home front during World War II and into the strife of the Civil Rights Movement. In particular, the details of the Pack Horse Librarian project were captivating and educational. - Valerie Biel, author of the award-winning Circle of Nine series The Life and Times of Rowan Daly is an irresistible read. Drama, suspense, pathos, love, and a sense of triumph reigns in tis story. Rowan is a character you will love along with her dear friend, Florence. It was thoroughly genuine read. Frank Peot, retired school teacher Wonderfully written and meticulously researched, Rowan is a heroine to root for; Florence impossible not to love. This just may be Owen's best book yet! Anna Taylor, Public Services Librarian Sun Prairie Public Library, WI

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Rex Owens published his first novel in the Irish Troubles Series, Murphy's Troubles, in November 2013, the second, Out of Darkness, in June 2015, and the third, Dead Reckoning, in April 2018. His fourth novel, The Life and Times of Rowan Daly will be published in May 2021. UW Madison writing instructor Christine DeSmet describes his writing as cinematic. Rex is very active in supporting local libraries. He serves as the President of both the Sun Prairie Public Library and the Dane County Public Library. He is also the discussion leader for the Wednesday Afternoon Book Club which meets monthly. He supports authors as the host of the award-winning radio talk program My World and Welcome to It, which airs on the first and third Monday every month at 10:30 am. The interview program is live streamed at: www.sunprairiemediacenter.com. To learn more about Rex's work visit: www.rexowens.us To connect with Rex, you can e-mail him at rexowens00@gmail.com

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