Branches on the Conejo: Leaving the Soil After Five Generations

by Anne Schroeder

Book Overview

Schroeder weaves an emotive, anecdotal memoir of the families who settled the Norwegian Colony north of Los Angeles in the Conejo Valley around Thousand Oaks, tamed the land, and then saw their... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1891954997
• ISBN13: 9781891954993
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Russell Dean & Company
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Purchased as a gift

Purchased the book as a gift for a person that lived thru that period in Newbury Park. He knows most of the people mentioned. He loved it...

Branches on the Conejo

Branches on the Conejo: Leaving the Soil after Five Generations was a surprisingly compelling treat. I was drawn into the interactive dynamics of this family from the get-go. I've recommended it to countless family and friends who have been equally impressed. This book much deserved winning the William Saroyan "Persie" Award. Anne Schroeder has an endearing and powerful writing style and I look forward to enjoying any future works by her. Watch this author, I feel that there is much more to come from her - at least, I hope so. (Definitely 5 stars) Sandra J. Wright

Solid Branches Support Impressive Family Tree

This year's first place William Saroyan non-fiction winner is a delight. Anne Schroeder chooses every word so carefully that with each sentence the reader is drawn into the story of her family. The opening chapter, Sweet Partings, tenderly and lovingly bids farewell to Nana, the author's grandmother and the book's inspiration. As Schroeder and her family deal with the loss of their much loved matriarch, the reader feels the strength of familial ties and is brought back in time to a less complicated, more idealistic era. I found Branches on the Conejo a very heart warming and inspirational book, a much needed reminder of the value of a supportive, hard working, and loving family.