"The Long Shadow" by B. M. Bower is a story set during the old West that follows Charming Billy Boyle, a lonely cattle rancher living by himself while managing the herd and facing the difficulties of the harsh Western land. At first, Billy reflects on his tough environment and remembers a woman, showing the story will explore themes important like loneliness and wanting a partner. The story kicks off in a remote cabin as Billy is occupied with daily chores and waiting for a partner named the Pilgrim. His thoughts are disturbed when Flora Bridger, a young woman, arrives at his cabin because her horse was hurt. This event changes Billy's life because he starts to have feelings he has kept hidden for a long time. As Billy deals with his feelings for Flora and the Pilgrim's funny behavior, the story moves forward in the unforgiving world of the American West.
The Long Shadow
By B. M. Bower
In the rugged West, a solitary rancher's life is upended by the unexpected arrival of a young woman, sparking emotions he thought long buried beneath the sweeping plains.
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About the AuthorBertha Muzzy Sinclair or Sinclair-Cowan, née Muzzy, best known by her pseudonym B. M. Bower, was an American author who wrote novels, fictional short stories, and screenplays about the American Old West. Her works, featuring cowboys and cows of the Flying U Ranch in Montana, reflected "an interest in ranch life, the use of working cowboys as main characters, the occasional appearance of eastern types for the sake of contrast, a sense of western geography as simultaneously harsh and grand, and a good deal of factual attention to such matters as cattle branding and bronc busting." She was married three times: to Clayton Bower in 1890, to Bertrand William Sinclair in 1905, and to Robert Elsworth Cowan in 1921. However, she chose to publish under the name Bower.
Bertha Muzzy Sinclair or Sinclair-Cowan, née Muzzy, best known by her pseudonym B. M. Bower, was an American author who wrote novels, fictional short stories, and screenplays about the American Old West. Her works, featuring cowboys and cows of the Flying U Ranch in Montana, reflected "an interest in ranch life, the use of working cowboys as main characters, the occasional appearance of eastern types for the sake of contrast, a sense of western geography as simultaneously harsh and grand, and a good deal of factual attention to such matters as cattle branding and bronc busting." She was married three times: to Clayton Bower in 1890, to Bertrand William Sinclair in 1905, and to Robert Elsworth Cowan in 1921. However, she chose to publish under the name Bower.
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