Tansy and the 2,000 Earthquakes
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Life with Tansys ailing aunt and superstitious uncle is strained. Baby Letty provides Tansys only pleasure. When the first earthquake occurs, Uncle Silas disappears taking the baby. Elder Jamison moves in to help and rebuilds the damaged fireplace. He proposes to Tansy, but she is unsure.
A timber falls on her leg during the third earthquake, breaking it. Elder Jamison and Aunt Mary flee in terror leaving Tansy unconscious and alone. Hungry and helpless, she despairs of life.
A young Negro, an Indian, and a surprise visitor complicate her life, but she finally findspurpose although she wonders if such knowledge always comes with suffering.
Dee Ann Bogue
The 2,000 earthquakes of 1811-12 in New Madrid, Missouri became her passion after visiting the site. Tansy and the 2,000 Earthquakes, her first novel, resulted, and is aimed at young adults who, she hopes, will find this story as exciting as she has. Dee Ann has always been a writer of newsletters, essays, poetry, and short stories. She taught elementary school and adult education in Oregon and Missouri for over thirty years . She lives on the Oregon coast with her husband Pete, where she enjoys the ever-changing ocean, her book club, fabric arts, and volunteering at the county jail with Prison Fellowship.
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