Poppies in the Wind

About the Book

Poppies is a wonderful family saga, bursting with all the adventure, romance and promise of the western frontier: the Nevada silver bonanza, the Great Railroad Wars and the towering Sierra Mountains that turned the Conrad children, who faced many dangers and cruelties along, into strong, self-reliant men and women.

About the Author

After graduating from Wellesley College and then working as a wartime Navy cryptographer, Louise O'Flaherty traveled with her husband to southern California. Like her fictional family the Donovans, they stayed, wanting to live nowhere else. Inspired by the history of this harsh, golden land, the author has written eight novels set in Los Angeles during the city's first years.