AUDREY OF THE MOUNTAINS: THE STORY OF A TWENTIETH CENTURY PIONEER WOMAN by Dorothy Audrey Simpson, Santa Fe: Sunstone Press, 2008, 691 pages; 6" by 9" in size; paperbound; brand new condition, first edition, signed by the author. This is a biography of Audrey Clements Simpson, a female journalist/free lance writer and tells of her life in early New Mexico. (She lived from 1912 to 1997).It tells of her home in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of northern New Mexico. This is an inspirational story of how a woman overcame adversity, hardship, poverty, illness, and loss throughout the years, while continuing her successful writing career, bringing up her three children, helping to build several houses, was widowed twice and lost everything in a fire, but continued to encourage others through her writing. In addition to the fascinating story of a pioneer woman's life, the story includes much New Mexico history as well as excerpts from Audrey's writing. No Reserve. $24.95.