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Story Behind The Book
The most significant impacts on the person I am now – on my views, my dreams, my value system, the spiritual and physical me – were created by my grandmother, Frances Ella Pittstick Mendenhall and the most incredible canine companion imaginable, Babe the Wonder Dog. This novel gives me a chance to share the two great treasures of my life with others. And it keeps their memories warm and glowing in the forefront of my mind’s eye. Here’s the Trade Last: I got to recreate my father into a character any little girl would adore. That has proved to be more important now than when I began this literary journey 15 years ago.
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<font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font><p style="margin-bottom:12pt;"><font face="Times New Roman"><em><strong><span style="color:#000000;font-size:18pt;">Throughout the story, readers will get to know the woman the author adored and admired – optimistic, outspoken, gracious and full of life.</span></strong></em><span style="color:#726c6e;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:24pt;"></span></font></p><p></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font><p style="text-align:right;" align="right"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11pt;">- </span></strong><em><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11pt;">The Observer, </span></strong></em><em><strong><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt;">DeWitt</span></strong></em><em><strong><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt;">, Iowa</span></strong></em><strong><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11pt;"></span></strong><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11pt;"></span></p><p></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font><p style="text-align:right;" align="right"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11pt;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font><p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><em><strong><span style="color:#000000;font-size:18pt;">I couldn’t put it down.</span></strong></em><strong><em><span style="color:#000000;font-size:18pt;"></span></em></strong></span></p><p></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font><p style="text-align:right;text-indent:-.25in;margin-left:.5in;" align="right"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:14pt;font-weight:normal;"><span>-<span style="font:7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span></strong><em><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11pt;"><a href="http://garymuledeer.com/"><span>Pat</span></a> Farris,</span></strong></em><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt;"> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt;">Publisher, News Review<span style="color:#000000;"></span></span></strong></p><p></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font><p style="text-align:right;" align="right"><strong><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt;"></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font><p style="margin-bottom:12pt;"><font face="Times New Roman"><em><strong><span style="color:#000000;font-size:18pt;">Heartfelt and honest, this story is sure to become a classic.</span></strong></em><strong><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:18pt;"></span></strong></font></p><p></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font><p style="text-align:right;text-indent:-.25in;margin-left:.5in;" align="right"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:14pt;font-weight:normal;"><span>-<span style="font:7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11pt;">Amazon.com review</span></strong></p><p></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font><p style="margin-left:.25in;"><em><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;"></span></strong></em></p><p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font><p style="margin-bottom:12pt;"><font face="Times New Roman"><em><strong><span style="color:#000000;font-size:18pt;">This was such an inspiring book to read. Makes me strive to never slow down my drive to live life to the fullest.</span></strong></em><strong><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:18pt;"></span></strong></font></p><p></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font><p style="text-align:right;text-indent:-.25in;margin-left:.5in;" align="right"><em><span style="color:#0000FF;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:14pt;font-style:normal;"><span>-<span style="font:7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span></em><em><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11pt;">Barnes and Noble Review</span></strong></em></p><p></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font><p style="text-align:right;" align="right"><em><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11pt;"></span></strong></em></p><p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font><p style="margin-bottom:12pt;"><font face="Times New Roman"><em><strong><span style="color:#000000;font-size:18pt;">Women will love this new novel, “Francesca of Lost Nation.” This is one great story!</span></strong></em><strong><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:18pt;"></span></strong></font></p><p></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font><p style="text-align:right;text-indent:-.25in;margin-left:.5in;" align="right"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:14pt;font-weight:normal;"><span>-<span style="font:7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span></strong><em><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11pt;">Barnes and Noble Review</span></strong></em><strong><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11pt;"></span></strong></p><p></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font><p style="margin-bottom:12pt;"><em><strong><span style="color:#000000;font-size:11pt;"></span></strong></em></p><p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font><p style="margin-bottom:12pt;"><font face="Times New Roman"><em><strong><span style="color:#000000;font-size:18pt;"><span> </span>“I loved it!”</span></strong></em><strong><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:18pt;"></span></strong></font></p><p></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font><p style="text-align:right;" align="right"><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11pt;">- </span></strong><em><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11pt;">Gary</span></strong></em><em><strong><span style="color:#0000FF;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11pt;"> Marshall, </span></strong></em><em><strong><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11pt;">Hollywood icon</span></strong></em><strong><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11pt;"></span></strong><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11pt;"></span></p><p></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font>