The Last Cowgirl

by: Jana Richman

Published by: Harper Collins

Reviewed By Shawn Remfrey

Dickie Sinfield is currently pretty happy with her life. She has a job as a journalist that she loves. Her house is wonderfully messy and chaotic. Michael, her boyfriend of twelve
years, lives right next door and is always there when she needs him. Dot, her best friend, keeps her life moving with her advice and no-nonsense attitude. Everything has been
going pretty well for Dickie until she gets the word that her brother, Heber, has died.

When Dickie goes back home for the funeral, she’s faced with her family and friends, but most of all she’s faced with her childhood. Years of trying to forget have gone out the
window the first moment she steps foot back on the ranch. Now Dickie must deal with a past that has always haunted her. Is the old adage true that you can’t go home again?

Or is it true that home is where the heart is?

While reading the first chapter, I was actually very disappointed. I felt it was dry and didn’t sink its teeth into me. But by the time I started the second chapter, I changed my mind, and then had a hard time putting it down.

Jana Richman has a wonderful way with words that allows you to visualize exactly what is happening and to sympathize with the characters. You know how everyone is feeling, looking, and acting throughout the entire book, though sometimes you don’t understand their motivations.

The problem I had with this book was the constant flashbacks. I understand they needed to be there, but it took me until the end of the book to figure out that there was a pattern for which they emerge. Overall I really enjoyed the book and thought it was a great story that makes you examine your own life and what it holds.

Jane and her husband live in Utah, and she invites readers to email her at last cowgirl@comcast.net.

Armchair Interviews says: The Last Cowgirl is Jana Richman’s second book, first novel.