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Book 1
of
The
Samantha Matijevic Chronicles:
A trilogy
of a life in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. |
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Samantha
at the Crossroads
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Cover art by MBDesignsInc
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The
volatile 1960s find thirteen year old Samantha in a small town
in rural Montana, groping her way into her future as America is
doing likewise.
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Stats: |
Pages: 388
Words: 241,030
Reading Time: 688-964 minutes
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Description: |
Description from my blog at
smithsk.blogspot.com: Samantha
at the Crossroads
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In the late 1960s, America is at
a crossroads. It is divided over the war in Vietnam. The
counter-culture challenges the World War Two generation. The Cold
War holds the threat of nuclear destruction. The race to the moon
is in full swing. And this culture war shakes up thirteen year old
Samantha Matijevic's world in the sleepy cow town of Mineral
Valley, Montana.
Early 1900s, the Milwaukee railroad had given away land to entice
settlers to work in the mines that supplied the coal they
transported to market. This land offer lured Sam’s grandparents
from Eastern Europe to homestead in Montana. Grandpa had worked as
a coal miner to sustain his ranch until an accident killed him
during the Great Depression, leaving Grandma a widow with seven
kids.
As a second generation American, Sam does not directly experience
her father’s life on the homestead, but she feels it. Her
father’s feud with his brothers that drove him from the ranch
leaves him with a hurt that he holds onto as if it is a legacy for
his children. Dad had tried to run a gas station at the edge of
Mineral Valley, but that business failed. Following the lead of
Grandpa, Dad works as a coal miner to hold onto his dreams.
In 1968, the frequency of the trains on the Milwaukee railroad is
tapering off as the local mines are closing up. The town is at a
crossroads while Sam clings to her childhood as she is reluctantly
growing into a woman. Her two cousins, once close to her, slip
away as the 1960s counter-culture seduces them. Meanwhile, an
understanding teacher and an elderly artist help Sam to break the
pattern of having her reality defined by others. She is beginning
to see what she really sees, hear what she really hears, and feel
what she really feels. Though God seems far off and silent, in
Sam’s darkest moments, she cries out to Him and He answer her.
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