I'm a sucker for a good love story. I especially like Christian romance books. If that's your cup of tea then you will love this book...A Home in Drayton Valley by Kim Vogel Sawyer.
The story begins in 1880 in New York. People had traveled to America in hopes of starting a new life. Tarsie Raines had come as a child and been in the city for 12 years. She befriended Mary Brubacher, a young woman with two small children and a husband, Joss, that had a bad drinking and gambling problem. Mary was also very sickly. Tarsie tried to help Mary with her home remedies, but the polluted air in the city just seemed to be making Mary more and more sick. When Tarsie came across a brochure about land in Kansas, she was convinced this would be the perfect solution for her friend. Not only would the clean, fresh air help Mary's breathing difficulties, Joss would be further away from the bad influences the city had on him.
Mary agreed to try to talk Joss into the move, but he wasn't interested. That is, until he got in trouble with his gambling debts. Suddenly, getting out of town didn't sound so bad after all. Mary insisted that Tarsie come with them and Tarsie agreed. Mary was her closest friend and it sounded like quite an adventure. She no longer had anyone keeping her in New York and Kansas sounded like a wonderful place to start a new life.
The group travels by train initially and then switch to a wagon train for the final leg of their journey. There are some unexpected turns in the trip and they are left having to make difficult decisions. Nothing turned out quite like they had planned, but they learn to adapt.
The thing I liked so much about this book is that it's not just your typical love story. It delves into deeper issues that you wouldn't expect... issues of addiction, prejudice and prohibition are all interlaced, and of course, spiritual issues are included too. It makes for an interesting read and I hope you will check it out.
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