"The Girl on the Tombstone" by Betty Ruth Weatherby -- Book Review

About the Book

Wilhelmina Sukovich is curious and determined to have her own By Line in the Sacramento Bee. Aged out at the Children’s Home Society orphanage, she attends night school and works herself up in the newspaper hierarchy. Her first big break comes as an assignment takes her to the small mountain town of San Andreas in the Gold Country of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. She searches out her father’s gravesite only to mysteriously be drawn to the artistry of an ancient tombstone nearby, Eliza Osbourne, 1868. Formidable ranchers and a widow befriend her in her quest to fulfill her assignment for school children and search for Eliza’s roots. World War II veteran, Charles, rescues Will from her misadventures. Who is he and why is he such a recluse? Why has he taken it upon himself to see she is safe?

My Thoughts
The write up about this book sounded intriguing, but I had a hard time reading it. It didn't flow or feel smooth to me. I did not jive with the author's style of writing. This is not to say that all people will feel the same way. It was just how it was for me. Not everyone likes the same things as me. I had to put the book down for awhile and come back to it. I think that helped. The majority of the book is told in first person point of view of the main character, Will Sukovich, but it occasionally slipped into third person in the same paragraph. (There were sections that were supposed to be in third person, also). I wanted to find out the story behind who the "girl on the tombstone" was and for Will to make a connection to her past.

About the Author 

Miss Weatherby holds a BA from California State University, Stanislaus. She earned her teacher’s credentials from Chapman University, as well as a cross-cultural language and academic development certificate from Sacramento State University.

She is an active member of Sierra Baptist Church, in Pioneer, California and travels extensively.

Betty Ruth Weatherby currently lives with her dog, Buttons, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Visit on facebook.

"The Girl on the Tombstone" is available in paperback:

• Paperback: 274 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; First edition (December 17, 2017)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1981831738
• ISBN-13: 978-1981831739
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches

and in Kindle edition:

• File Size: 3068 KB
• Print Length: 249 pages
• Publication Date: April 19, 2018
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
• Language: English
• ASIN: B07CJDVB79

I got a free copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own and given voluntarily. No compensation was given for my review.