Alton Lynn Cooper’s Newly Released "The Bend in the River: a Novel" is a Suspenseful Journey Across the Wilds of Early America

Lansing, MI, August 07, 2023 --(PR.com)-- “The Bend in the River: A Novel”: an exciting historical fiction that will surprise and inspire. “The Bend in the River: A Novel” is the creation of published author Alton Lynn Cooper, an ordained minister who has served as a deaf pastor at his local church in Holt, Michigan, for the past forty-five years. During this time, Alton also served in prison ministry at the Carson City Regional Correctional Facility in Mid-Michigan working with both deaf and hearing individuals. Along with serving in ministry, Alton worked as a manufacturing manager in the automotive industry for General Motors Corporation. He and his wife have ten adult children, seven sons and three daughters, and a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Cooper shares, “Jacob and Sarah Rawlings had a dream. Their hearts’ desire was to travel across the open prairie lands and settle in the Willamette Valley in Oregon. Sarah struggled during her pregnancy but kept it to herself, not wanting Jacob to postpone their travelling west, endangering her and the baby’s life. They set off in early April, leaving Independence, Missouri, in 1843, headed for their new home in the valley. The trip is wrought with death along the trail joined with the struggles of those individuals on the train fleeing failures of the past, seeking a new life in a new place. The trip is filled with a mixture of tragedy and blessing. Jacob and Sarah nearly lose their lives with God sending help from a most unexpected source. We learn again of God’s love toward us and of His amazing grace that brings us through the most difficult times. As the storms rage across the open prairie and the difficulties along the trail threaten to destroy those seeking a new land, the wagon master must use every ounce of his strength and skill to deliver those that have entrusted their lives unto him. This is indeed a story of those with dreams and others whose dreams are shattered, leaving sorrow and defeat in its wake. The reader will be carried along with the travelers in the wagon train and become involved in a most amazing journey experiencing what many of the early settlers passed through on their way to a new life in a wild and beautiful new land.”

Published by Christian Faith Publishing, Alton Lynn Cooper’s new book shares a sense of hope and rebirth as readers root for a positive outcome during a daring cross-country trek.

Cooper continues to deliver the same level of entertainment and thoughtful narrative within his most recent historical fiction.

Consumers can purchase “The Bend in the River: A Novel” at traditional brick & mortar bookstores, or online at Amazon.com, Apple iTunes store, or Barnes and Noble.

For additional information or inquiries about “The Bend in the River: A Novel,” contact the Christian Faith Publishing media department at 866-554-0919.