Grace Stone Coates: Her Life in Letters

Small Press Bookwatch, Nov, 2004

Grace Stone Coates: Her Life In Letters

Lee Rostad

Riverbend Publishing

PO Box 5833, Helena, MT 59604

193183251X $19.95 1-866-787-2363 www.riverbendpublishing.com

Grace Stone Coates: Her Life In Letters is the true story of a literate, Kansas-born teacher who lived in the mining city of Butte, got married in 1910, and moved to a small town in Montana where she lived for the next 55 years in a place that felt like "an alient land" to her. Immersing herself into writing, she published poetry, short stories, letters, and a well-received novel, "Black Cherries". Grace Stone Coates: Her Life In Letters reveals the life and inspiration of an extraordinary woman through her correspondence with friends and loved ones, deftly edited by historian Lee Rostad. A welcome contribution to women's studies and biography shelves, offering insight into the mind and work of an acclaimed female author.