On the Wings of the Red-Tailed Hawk
Sarah Bailey reluctantly leaves England with her husband Jonathan, on the Mayflower. After an unexpectedly long journey, their lives are suddenly in jeopardy, they cannot find the colony at Jamestown and are truly lost. Not enough food, little shelter, and the bitter cold are difficult enough… but then the winter sickness grips them, killing the brave voyagers one after another. Sarah hangs on to life but now finds herself a widow with her husband’s young brother to care for. Can Sarah not just survive, but can she build a life in this new land, or is she destined just to be another grave on Cole’s Hill?
“On the Wings of the Red-Tailed Hawk” is borne out of my extensive work in genealogy and pays homage to our ancestors, especially the ordinary women whose accomplishments were anything but ordinary. Our ancestors live on through stories like these, hear their voices.
#1 in New Releases for Women Writers on Amazon
June 2023
MotownGirl Publishing Celebrates Success of Debut Novel “On the Wings of the Red-Tailed Hawk” by Gail Combs Oglesby
The book is noted for its themes of resilience, love, and the indomitable spirit of women in the new world.
Nashville, TN – MotownGirl Publishing is thrilled to announce the remarkable success of Gail Combs Oglesby’s debut novel, On the Wings of the Red-Tailed Hawk. The book has been highly rated and achieved significant milestones since its release, including being rated the #1 new release in Women Writers and Colonial Period History on Amazon during the week of June 12th, 2023.
Readers of On the Wings of the Red-Tailed Hawk will embark on an unforgettable journey with Sarah Bailey and her husband, Jonathan, as they set sail for the new world, filled with hopes and dreams of a better life. However, their voyage takes an unexpected turn, leading to challenges such as becoming lost and facing a scarcity of food. Tragedy strikes as a devastating winter sickness claims the lives of many, leaving Sarah widowed and responsible for her husband’s brother.
Driven by resilience, Sarah emerges as one of the few surviving women in this harsh and unfamiliar land. Determined to overcome the odds, she must learn to survive and carve out a meaningful existence. At its very core, On the Wings of the Red-Tailed Hawk is an enthralling historical novel that captures the challenges, triumphs, and spirit of colonial life. Inspired by the author’s extensive genealogy research, the book sheds light on the remarkable accomplishments of ordinary women from the past.
“I truly hope people who read the book come away with a newfound understanding of what women endured during that time in our history,” Gail says. “From that, I hope they also develop a desire to understand what their own ancestors went through and overcame and to develop an appreciation, and acknowledgment of their sacrifices without which we would not be here today.”
“In fact,” she continues, “I think Della Joann McGinnis Johnson said it best in her poem, The Story Tellers, when she stated, ‘In each family there is one who seems called to find the ancestors, to put flesh on their bones and make them live again, to tell the family story and to feel that somehow, they know and approve. To me, doing genealogy is not a cold gathering of facts but, instead, breathing life into all who have gone before. We are the story tellers of the tribe. All tribes have one.’”
On the Wings of the Red-Tailed Hawk is the first of a highly anticipated trilogy that will also look at women during the Revolutionary War and throughout the Civil War.
For more information about Gail Combs Oglesby and MotownGirl Publishing, please visit https://gailoglesby.wordpress.com/ or visit Amazon to purchase a copy of this remarkable novel.
Learn more about Colonial American women at these great sites.
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/women-and-children-colonial-america/
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/topics/colonial-era
https://wams.nyhistory.org/settler-colonialism-and-revolution/settler-colonialism/
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