Praise for

THE END OF ALWAYS

“In a novel as lyrical as it is harrowing, Davenport (author of the memoir The Boy Who Loved Tornadoes) explores the darker side of the American dream and women’s exclusion from its freedoms… Davenport shapes her story-drawn from her own family history-with scrupulous patience, deftly juxtaposing striking images of the Midwestern landscape with evocations of Marie’s vivid inner world.”
– Publishers Weekly

“This is a gritty yet hopeful tale… Basing her story on true events, Davenport (The Boy Who Loved Tornadoes) employs court documents, oral histories and existing records to lend substance to a character who exemplifies the spirited determination of one young woman as she fights to overcome the belief that women are no more than chattel, to be treated as their menfolk see fit. It’s an accurate commentary about the times that, sadly, may still apply behind the closed doors of many households today.”
– Kirkus

“Davenport’s deeply affecting historical novel of a courageous young woman’s struggle to survive in an overtly sexist time is both a sobering and stirring tribute to determination.”
– Booklist