From what Ive read in non-fiction about the immigrant experience, Sara Luck accurately portrays life for folks new to this country. Jana and Greta Hartmann are afraid, but keep trying. When they get to their mothers cousins house near the stockyards of Chicago, they realize they are not much better off than on their familys farm. Even though Greta is in poor health, she encourages Jana to go further. They wind up in Bismarck, North Dakota.
Drew Malone is a hero one can admire; hes dedicated to his two sons and making a better life for them. His wife died 2 years before the story begins. His sensitive son, Sam, is not doing well emotionally and Drew thinks that perhaps he should marry again.
The career the author came up with for Jana was a hoot. Both girls are hard-working and thankful for the kindness of strangers. This is one of those stories a reader can feel good about; my only complaint is that the storys pacing stumbled in the middle.
This book mimics the American experience in the 1880s; if you work hard and stay with it, you can succeed.
Drew Malone is a hero one can admire; hes dedicated to his two sons and making a better life for them. His wife died 2 years before the story begins. His sensitive son, Sam, is not doing well emotionally and Drew thinks that perhaps he should marry again.
The career the author came up with for Jana was a hoot. Both girls are hard-working and thankful for the kindness of strangers. This is one of those stories a reader can feel good about; my only complaint is that the storys pacing stumbled in the middle.
This book mimics the American experience in the 1880s; if you work hard and stay with it, you can succeed.
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