Durations by Carolyn Osborn

Durations by Carolyn Osborn

Explores the life of the author, from her Depression-era childhood in Tennessee to her adolescence in the Hill Country of Texas, from life as a small town cheerleader to life as a world-travelling author, from the child of a hard scrabble farmer to that of a semi-retired rancher.

It is not easy to look back over eight decades and reflect on one's life in an insightful, informative way that might be meaningful to other peopleCarolyn Osborn has done so very, very well.... Her descriptions of the social dynamics of a small Texas town going through growing pains in the post-World War II boom brought on by the development of Fort Hood are fascinating as well. As a poignant portrait of human adaptability and resilience in the face of extraordinary loss and change, Durations cannot but captivate the reader. - Ed Conroy, San Antonio Express-News

Carolyn Osborn is the author of The Book Club of Texas, The Fields of Memory, A Horse of Another Color, and Warriors & Maidens. She is the recipient of a Distinguished Prose Award from the Antioch Review, a Lon Tinkle Award, and an O. Henry Award. She lives in Austin, Texas.