About the Book

Book: The Thomas Sisters

Author: Kathryn Spurgeon

Genre: Historical Fiction

Release date: August 29, 2024

Five tightknit sisters. Five interwoven stories. One book.

Based on the true lives of closely connected sisters.

As the harsh winds of the 1930s Dust Bowl strip the Oklahoma ground of its fertile soil, and the Great Depression becomes imminent, the Thomas sisters struggle to hold onto their families, their faith, and one another. To survive their storms, they must let go of their secrets and grief and trust in the strength of sisterhood. Based on true stories.

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My Thoughts:

The author gives a peek into her grandmother's and her grandmother's sisters lives during the time of the Great Depression, and for them living in Oklahoma, the Dust Bowl as well. For them, the outside situations were not the only problems affecting their families. This was a different time, however, some of their problems are seen today as well. Thankfully, they had each other to depend on.

This is a collection of five novellas, one for each sister and focusing on each one. This is not a light read, as these women were dealing with real world problems. Not only what was going on in their country, but some of the unimaginable problems within in their own homes. These stories touch on the death of children, alcoholism, abuse, and sexual abuse of young girls amongst others. Unfortunately, not all of the sisters married good men. So please just be aware.

I liked that the author, after each story, shared more details on her family. So, I thank her for giving us get a peak of real history for a family living in a time of turmoil.

I was provided a copy of this novel by the author. I was not required to post a positive review, and al views and opinions are my own.

About the Author

Kathryn Spurgeon, an Illumination Award-winning author, publishes inspirational, historical novels based on true events. Her novels include the Promise Series, and the Thomas Sister Series, both set in the 1930s in Oklahoma. She also writes and publishes devotionals, nonfiction, and poetry. A native Oklahoman, as a married teenager, Kathryn spent two years in South Korea where she adopted two babies. She and her husband have six children and eighteen muti-racial grandchildren.

More from Kathryn

Old Fashioned Dark Fruit Cake

1 cup sugar

1 cup shortening

1 egg

1 3/4 cups flour

1 pkg mincemeat

2/3 cup molasses

1 cup cold coffee

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup pecans

1 1/2 cups raisins

Mix sugar, shortening, and egg until fluffy. Add flour, mincemeat, and molasses. Add soda to the cold coffee, then add to mix. Add vanilla, pecans, and raisins. (Instead of raisins, or also, I use candied cherries, candied pineapple and dates cut up.) Cook 300 degrees for two hours in an angel food cake pan. Put a cookie sheet under the pan. Cook on bottom rack.

Aunt Til loved to make fruitcake. The recipe has been in the family for over 120 years.