Thank you to Harper Collins Publishing for an advance review copy of this book.
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Few writers could take a setting as stark as the Texas oil fields during the Great Depression and make it beautiful. Paulette Jiles does just that and more.

Tragic circumstances force the women of the Stoddard family from the oil fields where they’d pursued a living for years, back to their abandoned family farm with no money, a few belongings, and a wild racing stallion named Smoky Joe. Each of the Stoddard women faces her own personal challenges.

Stormy Weather is seen primarily through the eyes of Jeanine, the middle daughter and her father’s favorite. She is the one who shares her father’s love of horses and racing.

Through tragic circumstance after tragic circumstance, the Stoddard women prove their mettle, endure the tough times of the Depression with grace and certain strength, and do more than persevere—they thrive. Each finds her own hope in spite of the seemingly hopeless time and circumstance. They truly weather the storms, both physical and metaphorical.

Smoky Joe, the unpredictable wild race horse, becomes a symbol of hope, that the Great Depression will not overcome Jeanine and her family.

It’s been several years since Jiles’ excellent bestselling novel Enemy Women, and Stormy Weather was truly worth the wait. The characters are rich, the setting starkly beautiful, and the story compelling.

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