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Lädt ... Leaving Independencevon Leanne W. Smith
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. I received a copy from NetGalley for an honest review. This was a very interesting story of a woman who decides to find her husband who has been reported alive. She takes her four children with her on a journey to the west and along the way learns about herself in unexpected ways. Without revealing anything, the twist in the end was masterful. I enjoyed this book and the characters.. A book that reads like I’m watching a movie, and like a movie when you reach the end you often want to go on with their lives. The book opens with meeting Abigail Baldwyn, she is out of money and about to lose her home, she has been a widow after her husband was killed in the Civil War, but now the bank won’t help and there is doubt her husband is dead? How could that be, and then she finds out where he is, contacts him out West and decides she has no choice but to take her four children and find him. Thus the Baldwyn family begins the journey West in a wagon train leaving Independence MO, with the hopes of being reunited with their husband and father. We are about to meet people who change the course of their lives, and end up with new family. One of the members Hoke Mathew’s becomes a leader of their part of the wagon train, and we learn what kind of a man he is. You are about to endure quite an adventure, to include people who are not as they appear, Indian attacks, illness, and forging tight bonds. I really enjoyed this read, and as I said I didn’t want it to end! I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Waterfall Press, and was not required to give a positive review. Zeige 4 von 4 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Abigail Baldwyn might not be a widow after all....Ever since she received word that her husband, Robert, was killed in the Civil War, Abigail has struggled to keep her Tennessee home and family together. Then a letter arrives claiming that Robert isn't dead, yet he has no plans to return. Desperate for answers, Abigail travels to Independence, Missouri, where she joins a westbound wagon train to find him.Leading a company along the Oregon Trail isn't part of Hoke Mathews's plans. But then the former cavalry scout gets a glimpse of Abigail--so elegant compared to the rest of their hardscrabble wagon community, yet spirited and resilient. Through every peril they encounter--snakebites, Indian raids, fevers, dangerous grudges--his bond with Abigail grows.Abigail knew this journey would test her courage. Now it's testing her marriage vows and her heart, daring her to claim a future on her own terms in a land rich with promise. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Abigail’s father wants nothing to do with her since she married a man who fought with the Union and he lost a son who fought in the Confederacy. Her two brothers don’t feel the same, but there is little they can do to help her out. Abigail gives Mimi her freedom papers as her maid is remaining in the area to help care for her sick sister.
The novel is rich in detail, grit and intrigue. The letters Abigail is getting from her husband aren’t making much sense and she is falling in love with another man. Abigail is a tough woman who hates to lean on others and prefers to do things for herself and her children. Her memory of various passages of Scripture sustain her. She loves to garden to see the beauty of the flowers. The adjustments she must make on the long journey are many and at times beyond her ability to look at squarely.
However, the hint of a mystery involving Abigail’s future is what leads to a very climatic and surprise ending. I couldn’t put the book down! At the beginning, the author shares her notes on the history of the times, and what was fiction, along with what she knows was fact during this era. I hope, if you haven’t had an opportunity to read the novel, you will grab a copy and enjoy the many adventures and dangers Abigail and the wagon train handle until they reach their final home in Oregon. ( )