Oil Patch Home

A coming-of-age story for the whole family, the novel is written from the viewpoint of a young girl growing up in the post-war central Oklahoma oil fields. For 12-year-old Sharon Miller, her last childhood summer is an eventful one of young love, tragedy and for the first time feeling the pressure of weightier adult issues. The novel addresses early fears and hopes of families when a union organizer comes on board. Struggles with a worker strike and a lost love returned continue throughout the book. In the midst of all the public and personal conflicts and a changing world, the foundation of family becomes stronger than ever.