The One Who Walked Alone
by Novalyn Price-Ellis
reviewed by Nicholas Beatty

Like a dandelion pushing through a crack in the sidewalk, love blooms in the most unlikely of places. One such love story took place on the hot and dusty fields of Cross Plains, Texas. Set in the Depression, this is a story about a man and a woman... one with dreams and hope for the future... the other doomed forever, out of fear for what the future might bring.

Some love stories wither and die, like the dandelion in the sidewalk, only when the characters realize there is nothing left to sustain them. Forever separated in their story's final chapter, only one of them will walk off into the beautiful Texas sunset.

This heartbreaking story, told by Novalyn Price-Ellis, describes the author's brief relationship with one of the greatest Pulp-Fiction writers of the time, Robert E. Howard. Their story is also retold in the film version called The Whole Wide World starring Renee Zellweger and Vincent D'Onofrio. For more information about the film, please visit the official website by clicking here.