The Edge of Nowhere

By C. H. Armstrong

Despised and feared by her sprawling family, Victoria Hastings Harrison Greene refuses to go quietly from her long life without revealing the secrets she's held locked away for more than fifty years—the same secrets consistent with the rumors her grandchildren whisper behind her back during family gatherings.

Widowed with nine children during the one-two punch of The Great Depression and the Oklahoma Dust Bowl, Victoria made harsh choices—desperate choices that reduced a once soft and loving young woman into the reviled matriarch she is today. Hers is the story of one woman’s courage in the midst of overwhelming adversity, and her absolute conviction to never stop fighting...no matter what it takes.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Central Avenue Publishing
• Release date: Jun 1, 2019
• ISBN: 9781771681629

C. H. Armstrong

C. H. Armstrong is an Oklahoma-native transplanted in Minnesota. Raised in a large family, she grew up on the stories of the sacrifices her grandmother made as a widow with fourteen children in Oklahoma during the 1930s. Armstrong writes issue-driven young adult and women’s fiction, and freelances part time as a magazine columnist.

Reviews for The Edge of Nowhere

[janarose1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

After vowing never to marry, Victoria falls in love with Will, a gentle, strong farmer. Together, they make a family, and run a farm in Oklahoma. As the Great Depression and Dust Bowl threaten their livelihood, Will's appendix ruptures, leaving Victoria widowed, with nine children to support. Victoria, determined to provide for her children, makes certain choices, choices that change her forever. In the present day, Victoria tells her grandchildren about these choices, as she lays in her deathbed.I really enjoyed this book. It felt as if my own grandmother was telling me a story. Well written, the book moved at a slow, but purposeful pace. I felt as if I really knew Victoria, and could feel her pain, anger, and determination throughout the whole story. I would love to read more from this author. Overall, highly recommended.

[anacskie · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I love reading about how Victoria survive her life when she was young until she gets older. Definitely a heart warming story and I highly recommend this to all my friends.

[dubaireader · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Get this in audio if you possibly can.When I requested a free audiobook of The Edge of Nowhere from Boom!, I had no idea that I would be walking round the house with my lap top (having failed to download it onto my Kindle Fire), looking for housework to do, so I could continue to listen.I was completely gripped by this amazing woman from Oklahoma who had survived the Dust Bowl and The Depression and still managed to raise fourteen children.I had obviously heard of The Depression that lasted through most of the thirties, but I was not aware of The Dust Bowl, which coincided with this time of shortages and unemployment, and turned areas of America and Canada into virtual wastelands, exacerbating the poverty and starvation. The author's grandmother lived through these catastrophes, so she decided to research the period and combine history with family narratives to produce an astounding book that really manages to highlight what it took to survive these awful times. Although it reads as pretty much a catalogue of disasters, beginning when Victoria is just 8 years old, the heroine is so unbelievably strong that she always finds a way to carry on whatever. I shared in her joys and my tears welled through her losses, and now I miss her as if I've lost a friend.I should also make mention of the narrator, Beth A. McIntosh, whose Oklahoma accent gave the story even more authenticity. If you get the opportunity to listen to the audio version, I would highly recommend it."I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review."