Barbara Crane Books

Barbara Crane masterfully merges her dual passions that straddle the centuries. Her award-winning novel evokes the early California landscape and its inhabitants, recalling a time when water was truly everywhere—in rivers that rendered the vast plain a marsh and in underground streams that provided abundant drinking water. This lush landscape inspires today's commitment to restoring Southern California's natural habitats. Crane views writing as a source of meaning and purpose, extending her interests to indigenous rights, hiking, gardening, and a fascination with human lives and challenges.