Hard To Die

Andra Watkins has published works of fiction and non-fiction. Her acclaimed debut novel To Live Forever: An Afterlife Journey of Meriwether Lewis inspired her to become the first living person to walk the 444-mile Natchez Trace as the pioneers did prior to the rise of steam power in the 1820's. From March 1, 2014 to April 3, 2014, she walked fifteen miles a day. Six days a week. One rest day per week. She spent each night in the modern-day equivalent of stands, places much like Grinder's Stand, where Meriwether Lewis died from two gunshot wounds on October 11, 1809. In addition to celebrating the release of To Live Forever: An Afterlife Journey of Meriwether Lewis, the walk also inspired her New York Times best selling memoir on the adventure, Not Without My Father: One Woman's 444-Mile Walk of the Natchez Trace, published in January 2015. Also published in 2015 is Natchez Trace: Tracks in Time, a collection of photographs from her 444-mile walk. Hard to Die is the follow-up novel to To Live Forever. Andra Watkins lives in Charleston, South Carolina with her husband, Michael T Maher. Find her at andrawatkins.com