NO GOING BACK

About the Book

In Omaha, Nebraska, the year 1900, the world revolves around Henry Taylor. No Going Back follows him on his mission to reclaim what (he considers) is rightfully his. He believes his wife, Rachel, ran off to Nevada with a gambling man, and he believes his twelve-year-old daughter, Tess, ran away four days later to find them. In Cheyenne, Wyoming he meets up with silver-tongued Joshua Baker, a minister who befriends, counsels and then swindles him.

The story also follows Rachel and Tess as they each face agonizing hardships but also find true integrity in others. For Rachel, it's in Janey Walker, a wise and gracious woman in her fifties. For Tess, it's the Coles, a family full of love and spirit. Day by day, mother and daughter subconsciously experience each other's emotions, keeping them close at heart until they find their way back to each other.

With unexpected twists and turns, this book flows with happenstance and circumstance. It explores Native American life from a distinct perspective. It looks at organized religion, from the practical and honorable to the misuse and disgrace than can occur within it.

These issues, which are just as pertinent in our world today, are put forward in this era often misconstrued as naïve and sometimes even archaic.

About the Author

Norah Griggs? life experiences, such as her many years studying and teaching the Martial Arts, raising her children and working blue-collar jobs, are very much reflected in her writings. Her Previous works include ?Rocklady, The Building of a Labyrinth?, a non-fiction book. Articles and short stories she has written have been featured by various e-zines as well as the LuminQuest e-book and CD, ?Spiritual Symbology?.
Norah lives in northeast Ohio along the coast of Lake Erie. Since retired from teaching, she explores the many aspects of spirituality, health and wellness. Besides writing, she most enjoys the outdoors and spending time with her four granddaughters.

Barbara Paulson was born in Two Harbors, Minnesota and grew up in and around the Minneapolis area. She now resides in northeast Ohio.
At age seven, her father began teaching her to play the guitar. Since then, her interests have varied widely, but always within the creative realm, from writing music, poetry and short stories, to sewing, crafts, home decorating and computer play.
In 2001, she co-published the book, ?Rocklady, The Building of a Labyrinth? with Norah Griggs, the book?s author. Barb?s contributions to the book also included editing, cover design and poetry.