What a great
story! If you like to feel immersed in a
story so much that you deeply feel what the characters are going through, then
this is one you want to get.
The story is
based around a German immigrant community in Michigan in the late 1800’s. We become Annalisa Werner right from the start
as she deals with the death of her husband and her future is laid out by her
father and other men in the community-giving her no say in what happens to her
and her children. With no hope of
anything better and no faith that God cares for a struggling young woman,
Annalisa resigns herself to the fact that she will be marrying a cousin she
doesn’t know just as soon as he can get to America.
Carl, the
son of a baron, comes into the picture.
He’s not really spoiled or apathetic to the plight of these immigrants
from his homeland. He just really doesn’t
have a clue about who they are and what they go through just to survive. Running from a crime he did not commit, Carl
finds himself in the middle of this community helping Annalisa until her groom
shows up. Carl grows-up and learns how
to take on responsibility instead of running away, while Annalisa learns to
trust in a man and have faith in God.
Again, this
is a great story. It is the first I have
read by Jody Hedlund, but it will not be the last.
To read an excerpt of this book--click here--or on the title above!Find Jody Hedlund on Facebook or Pinterest. She has tons of great boards to follow--books, coffee, chocolate, even teaching children to write!
I received this book free of charge from Bethany House
Publishers in exchange of an honest review.
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