“A big-hearted memoir on the way a parent's mental health can shape a child's life.”—Kirkus Reviews

“As much a love letter to her family ranch as a tribute to her mother’s arduous and painful journey, this stunning memoir will transfix.”—BookLife Reviews

“Vivid, all-encompassing, passionate and thought-provoking. . . highly recommended for any individual or group interested in considering the impact of mental illness on the family.”—Midwest Book Review

“Author Linda M. Lockwood holds nothing back in crafting this profound and emotional read. . . . Overall, Sky Ranch: Reared in the High Country is a deeply inspirational work that fans of well-penned, immersive memoirs will no doubt enjoy from cover to cover.” —Readers’ Favorite, 5-star review

“. . . Navigates the rich emotional spectrum of joys and hardships of farm life while confronting the tragic consequences of schizophrenia.”—Feathered Quill

“The author’s childhood takes place in a world where she is in danger from rattlesnakes, bucking horses, and bears, while her young life is also shaped by her mother’s chronic mental illness. Only later, when she researches her mother’s history, can she come to understand her whole story, as large as that high country itself. Very well written, and a page-turner.”—Linda Joy Myers, president of the National Association of Memoir Writers and author The Forger of Marseille

“Sky Ranch is a deeply moving modern western memoir. The starkly beautiful Okanogan Highlands serve as the place where a young ranch girl comes of age, learning to navigate life’s challenges, including bucking horses, deadly rattlesnakes, and the tragic mental illness of her mother. Highly recommended!”—Nicholas O'Connell, journalist, author, and founder of The Writer’s Workshop Review

“Linda M. Lockwood’s setting in Sky Ranch is not a dude ranch—it is the setting for a family secret, one that haunted the author’s childhood. Just as she rode her horse through the hills rounding up the family’s sheep, as an adult she discovered and brought together the elements of a gripping story about her mother’s mysterious illness.”—Christine Hemp, author of Wild Ride Home

“Against the backdrop of the Pacific Northwest, Lockwood locks down a tale of survival of the fittest—one woman vs. one family. Forced to escape, forced to return, the writer’s only recourse is writing. Well written, well plotted, and well told—Sky Ranch records the author’s lifelong quest for purchase—a place to stand, a need to compromise, a chance to heal.”—Robert J. Ray, author of Play or Die: Senior Tennis and the Art of Spin

“Linda M. Lockwood’s memoir, Sky Ranch, reads like a wonderful novel—one filled with excitement, drama, and mystery. Her evocative tale sweeps you into the rugged Okanogan Highlands of Washington state where Linda comes of age on a sheep and cattle ranch. Her adversaries aren’t just cougars, bears, and rattlesnakes—but her mentally ill mother as well. Linda’s struggle to trail blaze through a hardscrabble existence—largely on her own—makes for compelling reading.”—H. W. “Buzz” Bernard, author of the When Heroes Flew series