liked the book. It had definite passages of flighty romance novel language, and to a casual reader, some of the plot might seem a little contrived.
What I liked most about the book is that it is based on a true family and many of the "characters" are real people that lived in colonial Vermont.
I was given a paperback by a friend to read, this friend is a descendent of this family.
So I read it with different eyes than looking for a light story, The book was inscribed by the family member's mom, and had a mini geneology in the back.
The author has her own notes in the back detailing the historical names and facts, She changed some names, but that part of the
book I found most fascinating, As to the plot, what I also liked is that the main character, Elizabeth Burr, is a really strong woman with strong ideals, and despite disappointments and trevails, she overcomes them.
She is a woman of faith and morals, and though she is sorely tempted in a period of trouble with her husband, she does not leave him, but stays and works it out.
This quiet truth in the book rings with a truth that these types of novels don't usually have.
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