The Last Woman Standing

A Novel

By: Thelma Adams

Narrated by: Emily Foster

Two decades after the Civil War, Josephine Marcus, the teenage daughter of Jewish immigrants, is lured west with the promise of marriage to Johnny Behan, one of Arizona's famous lawmen. She leaves her San Francisco home to join Behan in Tombstone, Arizona, a magnet for miners (and outlaws) attracted by the silver boom. Though united by the glint of metal, Tombstone is plagued by divided loyalties: between Confederates and Unionists, Lincoln Republicans and Democrats.

But when the silver-tongued Behan proves unreliable, it is legendary frontiersman Wyatt Earp who emerges as Josephine's match. As the couple's romance sparks, Behan's jealousy ignites a rivalry destined for the history books....

At once an epic account of an improbable romance and a retelling of an iconic American tale, The Last Woman Standing recalls the famed gunfight at the O.K. Corral through the eyes of a spunky heroine who sought her happy ending in a lawless outpost - with a fierce will and an unflagging spirit.

©2016 Thelma Adams (P)2016 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

fun summer read!

lovely writing, good length, fun perspective. I hope follow on books are coming! Great historical perspective too.

Good but somewhat impossible

I like this story, but a woman like Josephine I don't think would have been so naive & so easily taken advantage of. I also don't think these toughened plainsmen would have been so tender.

Great one liners

This book surprised me, and made me laugh, again and again, with its unique one line jokes. I don’t normally read westerns or romances, but I very much enjoyed this story about how a young Jewish girl from San Francisco became Mrs. Wyatt Erp.

Alright for a story pulled from other stories.

The narrator was clear, but not terribly emotional. The story felt borrowed from other stories. I know there isn't a lot of actual facts that can be nailed down about Josephine Marcus Earl, but it was too much of Tombstone and a previous author's debunked "biography." She was portrayed as naive and whiney, almost entitled, yet what is known, she was likely much tougher and less gullible.

great fun

it was an interesting story and you wonder how much is true. Lots of fun too read or listen to. The performance was very enjoyable.