The Last Woman Standing is a story of a young Jewish woman who hears the call of the wild west and the promise of romance only to find heartbreak and new beginnings. Josephine leaves her overbearing mother to marry a slick-talking, rising politician as slimy as they are today. When that falls apart, a sweet and passionate love affair blooms between her and the famous Wyatt Earp.
It wasn't terribly exciting or even fast paced; it was well written and told a well-known story from a fresh perspective. Josephine had a witty dry humor, even while recalling her young naive self that made me simultaneously chuckle and sympathize at her predicaments. For some reason, either the author's writing or the character’s candid voice struck a chord in me, and I felt a strange connection to her causing me to read late into the night. I truly enjoyed her journey from young and reckless young lady to a mature woman who lived through violence and the unknown, but somehow came through on the other side, definitely not unscathed, but full of hope and love.
This was just the beginning of her relationship with Wyatt Earp, and at the end of the story I was left wanting to hear more about their adventures together.