One degree west Book

This first book by Bair is every bit as engaging as her subsequent Ogallala Road; the two books complement each other by telling different aspects of her life as a "plainsdaughter." I love the way she tells her story and, as an exact contemporary also growing up in Kansas, I can relate to that time when girls' and womens' lives were so circumscribed. I've known people just like the ones described, and am greatly impressed by her skill in bringing them to life on the page.