I really enjoyed this look back on the life of dude ranch work turned doctor. The stories he told about the divorcees who visited the dude ranch were very entertaining and made the reader want to know more about their lives.

I absolutely love the ending, even though I kind of predicted it as the book concluded.

I am reminded of Fried Green Tomatoes when listening to this book. I'm not sure if it is the manner of the narration or simply the location (Whistler) Ward lives in at the end of his lfe.

The narrator was perfect. He had the accents down very well. He made you believe the various characters were different from the teller of the stories.

Memories are sparked while Ward looks at an old photograph from Flying Leap Ranch in Reno, Nevada. Ward starts into a story about his life working at a divorce ranch and about the other people in the photograph. He takes you through his relationships with the staff and the women who went through there. There are some return customers such as Nina and others who are at the divorce ranch for the first time such as Emily. Ward befriends them and helps them while becoming their soundboard, driver and much more. During so, Emily learns to stand up for herself. This is a charming story of friendship, love and heartbreak. The character development was great as each character was flawed and grew throughout the story. I love how the narrator sounded like Ward would and it really sounded like you were listening to an older gentleman telling you stories from his past. The ending I thought was perfect for the story. I recommend this book if you want a fun easy historical fiction read.

I chose this audiobook, not having read anything by this author before, expecting it to be a story about a friendship developed between two women. Instead, it is a story told in 'oral history' fashion by an old man in a nursing home, recalling one summer at a Dude Ranch for divorcee's, in which he learned the lessons of a lifetime.

I loved this book. The narrator was perfect. The story was intriguing and heartbreaking. I've already recommended it to friends, before I was even finished.

Hilarious, entertaining and heartwarming, this story begins with some country twang and a voice straight out of the Wild West. I loved listening to David Aaron Baker narrate this quirky story of a divorce ranch in Reno in the 1930s, where wives could book a 6 week stay at the Flying Leap ranch in Reno to establish themselves as residents of Nevada and qualify for a quickie divorce. While they are there, the ranch has plenty of activities (and cowboys) to entertain them and they meet lots of women in a similar situation to commiserate with.. sounds like the perfect way to get over a divorce! The story is told through the eyes of Ward, a young ranch hand who had to leave medical school to work after his family lost everything in the Great Depression and learned a lot about life from some very spunky ladies, including Nina, an amateur pilot, and Emily, a kind young lady who has finally worked up the nerve to leave her cheating husband. I was surprised by the ending, and thoroughly enjoyed the both the light and serious parts of this story!

Thank you very much to NetGalley and Harper Audio for allowing me to listen to this story in exchange for an honest review.