Grave Talker
by Linette Widen
Category: Fiction

When seventeen year old Jim Foster leaves his Ozark home during the spring of 1890, he heads west to begin a new life at a cattle station. What he doesn't realize is how ill-prepared he is for the challenges he will face during the journey. From the hills of Missouri to a farm in Kansas, he finds love with his childhood sweetheart along with the kindness of a family on the Plains. But a tragic turn of events tests his faith in God and drives him away to the gold mines of Cripple Creek where devious characters threaten his life. As the twentieth century begins to unfold, follow Jim Foster as a twist of fate takes him to the silver mines of Idaho. The author originally meant to write this novel as a memoir of her ancestors, but found there was not enough accurate information to tell a factual story. Hence, this is a piece of fiction imbued with the true legends of those contentious relatives who were, to the very end, strong, unique individuals who survived despite the daunting odds they faced. Watch for the coming sequel, THE SILVER WOMB, about the Foster family in Wallace, Idaho.