The Lonesome Train: Travels Through An Arkansas Childhood

In a seamless blend of fact and fiction, author Joyce McGee Peden memorializes her remarkable mother, Ella Smith, in The Lonesome Train: Travels through an Arkansas Childhood. Ella grew up in rural Arkansas during World War I, and her family was dealt their share of grief, loss, love, and laughter. From a missing baby brother to an abusive step-mother, Ella copes with strife throughout her childhood and teenage years, but it never knocks her off track. She carries on, full steam ahead, as she finds herself and what she wants in the midst of turmoil, hard times, and sadness. When Ella feels like she is the lonesome train, she reaches for her resources of spunk, wit, and wisdom to cope. With music and a song in her heart at all times, Ella deals with the longing of the lonesome train in her own way -- with grace and hope for a brigher future. [back cover].

• | Author: Joyce Peden
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Dec 20, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 226 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1539122212
• | ISBN-13: 9781539122210