Diane Donovan for MidWest Book Review

Collen creates an outstanding synthesis of history and personal experience that brings readers into a world that moves from a comfortable one to one which, by choice, embraces austerity and adventure. Where is home for the suddenly-nomadic Nellie; and can love survive the journey?

Readers looking for a fine stand-alone story of a venture out West and the characters' motivations for both undertaking the unknown and remaining and growing as a couple will find Walk Away West an invigorating novel of change and challenge. It works well either as a follow-up to Nellie's previous adventure or as a stand-alone historical novel for newcomers.