Brandon Carlisle

A Woman Of Quiet Strength Brandon Carlisle

A Woman Of Quiet Strength is the story of Catherine Antonia Almeida. Born just after the turn of the twentieth century, the novel chronicles the major influences of her life, and those around her. How, as a young bride, she became the wife of a rancher in California. This is not the life of cowboys and horses, for, in California, farms were also referred to as ranches, based on the original Mexican land grants known as 'ranchos'. The story follows Catherine's life, from being a young bride in the 1920s, through to the end of the twentieth century. Along with her experiences came the character and fortitude that helped this "woman of quiet strength" to serve as a major influence on those around her.