Secrets of the Sandhills

A Nebraska Sandhills Novel

Jack Harris, a 19-year-old Chicago native, is struggling with the universal question asked by all teenage boys- what will he do with his life? Jack never met his father, which further complicated his dilemma. His mom, Shelly, raised him the best she knew but remained mysteriously silent about his father. On his thirteenth birthday, Shelly presented Jack with an old leather-bound journal filled with hand-written entries on the timeworn pages. She didn't say where she got the book, only that it belonged to a man named Farley Hayes. This journal kept by a mysterious Nebraskan became Jack's most treasured possession, providing him with fatherly advice and manly stories.

One year after Jack graduated from high school, he resolved to quit his bicycle courier job and travel to Nebraska to find the author of his beloved journal. With his mother's blessing, he loaded his bicycle on a Greyhound bus and rode to Norfolk, Nebraska, where he dismounted and began the adventure of his life.

Discover the Nebraska Sandhills with Jack, much like the first explorers with nothing but his bicycle and enough "beads" in his pocket to trade to the natives for daily necessities. During his journey, he discovers a myriad of geographical wonders, historical tales, and mannerisms unique to this western culture. But most of all, he learns some essential lessons. He even discovers the ever-illusive meaning of life. Secrets of the Sandhills is not only a novel; it's the way of life in this captivating land.