Book Spotlight: The Promise of Unbroken Straw

 

THE PROMISE OF UNBROKEN STRAW by Ken Steele

Book Details:

Book Title:  The Promise of Unbroken Straw by Ken Steele
Category:  Adult Fiction (18+), 379 pages
Genre:  Historical Fiction
Publisher:  Yorkshire Publishing
Release date:   Mar 2024
Content Rating:  PG
Book Description:

Paul's teachers say he's distracted, and they're not wrong. With the demands of a struggling farm, Allied boots in Europe, and secrets surrounding his mother's death, who can blame him? And the expectations of his father are seemingly unachievable.

​When a financial windfall sparks a rags-to-riches transformation, it also sets in motion events that will test young Paul to his core. This coming-of-age story connects Paul's tumultuous adolescence to his unfulfilled adulthood. Across those decades, he searches for redemption and reconciliation with the ghosts of his past.
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Author Ken Steele
Meet the Author:

A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Ken Steele holds degrees in Civil Engineering from Oklahoma State University and MIT.

​The Promise of Unbroken Straw is Ken's debut novel, a work of historical fiction. He resides in Colorado with his wife of 41 years where his days are filled with pickleball, golf, hiking, and all that the mountains can offer.

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