COWS AND HORSES
Published under the name Barbara Wilson
Eighth Mountain Press, 1988
ISBN: 0-933377-01-0

As the novel opens, Bet and Norah, both in their thirties and co-owners of a futon shop in Seattle, have just broken up. The narrative follows Bet on her journey toward an understanding of what's she's lost—a journey that includes moments of rollicking humor and sizzling sexuality, as she finds herself pursued by the horse-owning Kelly. Lyrical descriptions of Seattle and the San Juan Islands in winter parallel Bet's reluctance and need to move through her grief.

From Booklist:
Wilson nearly faultlessly limns one woman's passage through one of life's commonest momentous events.

From Publishers Weekly:
Wilson has a keen sense for the sights and sounds of the Pacific Northwest, and her characterizations are supple.

From The Women's Review of Books:
Barbara Wilson…outdoes herself with Cows and Horses, by far her best book to date.