Norma Welty grew up during the Great Depression and left the Oklahoma Dust Bowl after high school. She settled in western Wisconsin and taught high school English for twenty-one ye...view moreNorma Welty grew up during the Great Depression and left the Oklahoma Dust Bowl after high school. She settled in western Wisconsin and taught high school English for twenty-one years. At retirement, she moved to St. Paul, Minnesota, where she still lives today with her equally ancient husband. This is her debut novel.view less