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Tanya Nichols Barber's Wife

The Barber’s Wife

$14.99 / $9.99 ebook

by Tanya Nichols

Mayme Holloway knows how to keep secrets. Wounded outlaws often call on her medical skills and trust her silence. When Charley Floyd and his wife pay their old friends, Mayme and O.C. a visit, everything changes. Charley, aka Pretty Boy Floyd, is wanted for killing a lawman. His wounds require more help than Mayme can provide which forces her to break her silence and seek help from Dr. Joe Stern…

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The Barber's Wife

Mayme Holloway knows how to keep secrets. Wounded outlaws often call on her medical skills and trust her silence. When Charley Floyd and his wife pay their old friends, Mayme and O.C. a visit, everything changes. Charley, aka Pretty Boy Floyd, is wanted for killing a lawman. His wounds require more help than Mayme can provide which forces her to break her silence and seek help from Dr. Joe Stern. While O.C., safely cuts hair at his barbershop, whistling hymns and telling jokes, Mayme and Dr. Stern venture out into the Cookson Hills to treat Pretty Boy Floyd. Over time, Joe and Mayme forge a strong bond as they care for other wounded men. They share dangerous secrets, dangerous lives, dangerous patients and a dangerous love.

About the Author

Tanya NicholsTanya Nichols (born May 27, 1957) is the author of the novel, The Barber’s Wife. Her work has appeared in North Carolina Literary Review, Sycamore Review, In the Grove, and San Joaquin Review. 

Nichols received her MFA in fiction writing in 2004 at Fresno State University where she won creative writing awards in both fiction and creative non-fiction. For the past eleven years, Nichols has taught writing and literature at Fresno State.  She also serves as the coordinator of the Young Writers’ Conference and editor-in-chief of San Joaquin Review.
As a child, her family moved often, up and down the state of California. Frequent moves and new homes fueled her love for stories as constant companions.  Tanya is also a musician who plays mandolin and sings in a folk band.  As a writer, she is naturally drawn to music with lyrics that tell a story.

Tanya has one daughter, Mary Kate Monahan-Zolin, a video producer living in San Francisco with her husband, Maksim Zolin. 

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