After graduation, Auch went for New York City, but after a year of designing prints for men's pajamas, she decided she wanted to do something more meaningful with her life. She went on to become an art major at Skidmore College. Her interest in drawing began as a child and continued through high school. Mary Jane Auch writes about mental illness during pioneer times with compassion and hope in this gripping historical novel.Īs a child, Mary Jane Auch loved books and read constantly. In a powerful companion novel to the highly acclaimed "Journey to Nowher"e, twelve-year-old Mem comes face-to-face with the hardships that befell many early settlers. It's up to Mem to find Mama and Lily and bring them safely home. Mem's struggles go from bad to worse when Mama and Lily disappear in the woods on a cold and stormy night. Now Papa must rely on young Mem to take care of her sister and brother, and especially her sick mother. And since the birth of baby Lily, Mama has been having terrible spells. Papa's crops are ruined by the severe frosts, so food is scarce. But their first summer in their new home proves more difficult than they ever imagined. In 1815 Remembrance "Mem" Nye and her family pack up their covered wagon and head for the Genesee Country in western New York for a better life.
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