Prather's Folly

HISTORICAL

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Step back into the 1850s and travel with Gerald and Lillian Prather and their family from London, England, to the Okanagan Valley. They leave behind a life of privilege when a reversal of finances leaves them destitute. They find themselves confronting the harsh realities of travel on the Oregon Trail and the Okanagan Trail. Along the way they experience fear, sorrow, joy, culture shock, problems and setbacks before establishing one of the largest cattle ranches in Okanagan history.

Virginia Laveau was born and raised in the Okanagan Valley. After living in various Canadian cities to which she was transferred during her husband’s work career, they have retired to the Okanagan Valley, home. From her childhood she has been interested in poetry and prose. Once the writing bug bit she was writing stories and poetry of her own and has had some published and won an award. She hopes you will enjoy the journey the Prather’s family took to a find a new life in an untamed country.