Jana Richman Utah Writer

Books

Finding Silence in a Noisy World by Jana Richman book cover

“We’ve broken life into parts, placed the mind in the brain, separated brain from body, pulled apart body and soul, and ripped ourselves away from nature to occupy the throne of dominion.”

Finding Stillness in a Noisy World

Moving through the settings of her life—red rock canyons, aspen forests, mountains, and cities—Jana Richman probes the depths of her internal landscape and asks how we can find stillness in our noisy world. In essays both personal and profoundly universal, Richman eschews quick and easy answers for quiet reflections on the questions:

In a culture demanding that every voice be heard, how do we make sense of the resulting roar?

Where do we seek solace when the last quiet places are sacrificed
to human hubris?

How do we shed the angst thrust upon us to create lives of peace?

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The Ordinary Truth by Jana Richman book cover The Last Cowgirl Jana Richman novel book cover Riding in the Shadow of the Saints book cover


The Ordinary Truth

Set in the sparse and beautiful landscape of Nevada’s Spring Valley and Schell Creek Mountains, yet steeped in the realities of the colliding urban and rural worlds of the West, award-winning author Jana Richman brings us an emotional journey of love, loss, and family in her third book, The Ordinary Truth.

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The Last Cowgirl

Dickie Sinfield was seven years old when her father decided to become a cowboy and move his family from their comfortable suburban home to a small run-down ranch in Clayton, Utah. From her first stock show to the day she turns eighteen and flees for the comforts of the city, Dickie bucks the cattle-ranching lifestyle and yearns for manicure lawns, housebroken pets, and neighborhood playmates. Yet she reluctantly finds herself drawn to the vast, desolate landscape of the desert and the solitude it offers—a feeling she won’t acknowledge even within herself.

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Riding in the Shadow of Saints

This is the story of Jana Richman’s journey on a motorcycle across the Mormon Trail in search of her roots and an understanding of the faith that brought peace to five generations of women before her.

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