Crybaby Ranch

By Tina Welling

Book Overview

A debut novelist who "writes with insight, humor, and complete control. If they ever make compassion an Olympic sport, Tina will have a room full of gold."-Tim Sandlin It is an argument over pineapple pizza that finally prompts jewelry-maker Suzannah to leave her stale marriage for a ramshackle cabin in the foothills of Wyoming's majestic Teton Range. As she strings necklaces, she untangles her complicated relationships with the mother she's losing to Alzheimer's, and with the adopted son who's spent his life chasing after his birth mother. But it's her new home's previous owner, easygoing "Marlboro Man" Bo Garrett, who threatens the satisfying life Suzannah is building for herself-and inspires her to explore more fully what it means to truly stand on her own...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451222873
• ISBN13: 9780451222879
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Berkley
• Length: 307 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.8" x 5.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

Customer Reviews

Very well written

This is a well written and entertaining book. Provoked some deep thoughts on women following their dreams and how our upbringing plays into our whole experience. I think it would also make a great movie! Thank you for writing it!

A fun read!

I really enjoyed this book. The author made it a fun journey through a womans world of heartache, fear, love and reality. I suggest anyone to read it.

Illuminating and entertaining

Cry Baby Ranch is both entertaining and insightful. The unique characters are fascinating, and their interactions offer sophisticated insights into human nature. The beautifully described settings illuminate the cultural differences found in various parts of the United States. Above all, I enjoy meeting the female heroine, Suzannah. Suzannah is humorous, insightful, wise, and full of human flaws. I admire her break from the past and daring move into a new life. I understand her struggle for balance between personal independence and loving relationship, between responsibilities to family and the need to realize a fuller vision of herself. I love meeting the Wyoming characters that she meets and learning from her as she navigates the abyss of her mother's senility. Thank you, Tina Welling, for taking me on this journey!

Crybaby Ranch

Ms. Welling is an amazing writer who uses her descriptive powers to bring the story alive. The characters are real, the setting - incredibly well drawn. The story is filled with tenderness, love and soul. She perfectly explains what it is like to have an elderly parent who is having health issues. It's a great read!