Jack Anderson

Shelly Anderson

Jerry Caple

For medical student Margo Drummer, saving lives is her passion. But when she finds herself in trouble with the law, can she save her own? With the “one-hundred-day law” preventing late-term abortions in Nettles County, women’s pregnancies are strictly monitored, and any woman responsible for terminating them is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Finding herself with a positive pregnancy test, Margo is both shocked and confused—and later discovers she may have never been pregnant at all. But when her mother-in-law believes Margo aborted the baby instead, she secretly reports her to the authorities. The story of Nettles Country covers her trial, woven with humor, crimes, deceit, and power struggles relevant in today's political unrest, especially concerning abortion rights. About the Author Jerry Caple grew up in International Falls, Minnesota. He is a retired organic chemistry professor. A typical snowbird, he winters in Tucson, Arizona, and summers in northern Minnesota on a lake split by the US-Canadian border. He started this book over ten years ago and, with the help of Shelly and Jack, is finally seeing it to publication. His hobbies include fishing, hiking, canoeing, and painting. Shelly Anderson is his daughter and an attorney working for the Village of Rosemont, Illinois. Jack Anderson is his grandson and Shelly’s son. He is their grammarian and computer expert. He set up programs so all of them could edit and read the book, and he is currently enrolled in law school.

Nettles County

What would tempt a young woman to run off to a country she knew almost nothing about? I was that young woman. Fleeing a bitter divorce and my safe, but mundane, life I accepted a job in Saudi Arabia, a country that by all reports was the most austere on earth. I ran headlong into an unexpected adventure that would change my life forever. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - mysterious, beautiful and dangerous. A land of stunning desert landscapes where modern ways co-exist uneasily with ancient traditions. An enigma of a place where the state executioner is revered, where beautiful women shroud themselves in black, and ferocious desert sandstorms turn high noon into darkest night. Somewhere along the way I fell in love with the Middle East and its people, their proud history, and their gracious hospitality. This is my story.

Shelly Anderson

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