Description: Its the spring of 1913 in Boynton, Oklahoma, and Alice Tucker is in love. Everyone likes her new beau, Walter Kelley, except Alices mother, Alafair. As Alafair sets out to prove to the headstrong Alice that Walter is no paragon, she uncovers such a tangle of deceit that she begins to think the whole town has been hornswoggled.
Brief description:
Donis Casey is a third-generation Oklahoman. She and her siblings grew up among their extended family on farms and in small towns. She earned degrees from the University of Tulsa and Oklahoma University and has worked as a teacher and academic librarian. She now lives with her husband in Arizona.
Review Quotes:
"Family politics and involvements blend with a satisfying tangle of lies and subterfuge that lend complexity and vivid action to Hornswoggled."
-- "Midwest Book Review"