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Broken Statue
The highly anticipated book 2 of the River Women Series.
Omaha, 1905 The Broken Statue: During the Gilded Age, when women lived subjugated to men, eighteen-year-old Bridget prides herself on having earned acceptance to medical school.
When her father is murdered, a crime that does not interest the law because he was half Native American, she risks her plans to become a doctor, determined to avenge his murder.
Bridget’s quest thrusts her into a world of seedy men and glitzy women in one of Omaha’s most opulent brothels. There, she finds herself the prey rather than the hunter.
If she is to survive, she must keep the reclusive madam’s shocking secrets, learn to trust her heart’s yearning for the man who befriends her and embrace her complicated alliance with a community of notorious women considered society’s lowest.
This is a mesmerizing tale of love and redemption.
– Jeff Kurrus
– Teresa Young
A gripping novel in the historical fiction genre, with truly unforgettable characters.
– Trisha Hugo
Best Selling Author
Margaret Lukas
Margaret Lukas taught writing for over a decade at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. She received her BFA from UNO’s Writer’s Workshop in 2004. In 2007, her MFA from Rainier Writing Workshop in Tacoma, Washington. For her first novel, she is a recipient of a Nebraska Art Council Individual Artist Fellowship for her first novel, Farthest House.
Other Novels
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Farthest House
A novel full of mysticism and the healing power of self-forgiveness and love.