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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a wonderful work of historical fiction. Vivid in its imagery and replete with period detail, it is a page turner of a book. I simply could not put it down! The book gives a first person narrative of what life was like on the frontier from the perspective of a young woman.
In 1865, twenty-two year old Mattie McCauley is living in a small community in Iowa with her parents, when the town catch, Luke Spenser, suddenly proposes to her. No one is more surprised than Mattie, when he does so, as she always thought he would be marrying Persia Chalmers, his longtime sweetheart. Not giving it more than a second thought, Mattie accepts his proposal, and before she knows it, finds herself headed to the Colorado Territory with her new husband.
Mattie records in her diary details of her trip by wagon train to her new home, as well as what happens once she gets there. Along the way she makes friends, learns some hard facts about her husband, as well as her marriage, and forges a life, one that reader will find to be of interest. Those who enjoy well-written historical fiction will love this utterly engaging book!
In 1865, twenty-two year old Mattie McCauley is living in a small community in Iowa with her parents, when the town catch, Luke Spenser, suddenly proposes to her. No one is more surprised than Mattie, when he does so, as she always thought he would be marrying Persia Chalmers, his longtime sweetheart. Not giving it more than a second thought, Mattie accepts his proposal, and before she knows it, finds herself headed to the Colorado Territory with her new husband.
Mattie records in her diary details of her trip by wagon train to her new home, as well as what happens once she gets there. Along the way she makes friends, learns some hard facts about her husband, as well as her marriage, and forges a life, one that reader will find to be of interest. Those who enjoy well-written historical fiction will love this utterly engaging book!
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
I picked up this book on a whim, always interested to read a Diary-type format as they read quickly and yet you feel "sneaky" and intrusive somehow reading what you would normally view as personal text. Mattie Spenser was really a rebel in her own day, questioning why women had to constantly submit to every whim and demand of a man. The book is interesting throughout - yet as a woman living in the 90's - I sure woulda changed the ending! Thank God women have come as far as they have. Great read Sandra Dallas.....keep 'em coming.
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I have never read a bad Sandra Dallas book, and this was yet another enjoyable novel - told in diary form by a young bride left behind with her ma-in-lawwhen her new husband goes off to the American Civil war. You can see how she grows from a selfish flippitygibbit into someone who can deal with life during the course of this book.
Second hand but as described from a good seller.
Second hand but as described from a good seller.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
A little eye opening
Not bad for a quick read.The subject matter felt quite sanitised, but I couldn't avoid feeling that the mindset of USA hasn't changed much. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Gertie
3.0 out of 5 stars
trite and formulaic
I felt like this was more of a writer's exercise in historical diary keeping than an actual diary. I liked Mattie herself but I kept thinking that the author had made a list of... Read more
Published on 30 Jun 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars
Like Laura Ingalls for grown ups
I found this book quite by accident, and I'm glad I did. It reminds me of the Laura Ingalls books I enjoyed so much as a child, only with a rougher edge. Read more
Published on 30 Jun 1999
4.0 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed this book thoroughly and couldn't put it down.
This is a great read for those who enjoy historical fiction and have an interest in the life of a pioneer woman. The characters were engaging and the plot interesting. Read more
Published on 13 Jun 1999
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Sunday afternoon read!!!
A friend loaned this book to me and simply because of the cover I moved it to the top of my "to read" pile! I couldn't put it down. Read more
Published on 16 April 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars
A short but captivating novel.
I am 13 and I read this book in a day. It was really good and I came to feel for the narrator, Mattie Spenser, a young wife helping her husband to carve a new home out of the... Read more
Published on 27 Nov 1998
4.0 out of 5 stars
great woman's read
I enjoyed this even more than Persian Pickle Club. I will share this with many friends. It's nice to think that women have always been the strong ones, even when they had to... Read more
Published on 5 Oct 1998
4.0 out of 5 stars
Light and enjoyable
This book is not deep, but of course it doesn't have to be to make enjoyable reading. I thought it was a bit too modern in sensibilities to be believable, but it's easy to... Read more
Published on 23 Aug 1998
5.0 out of 5 stars
Thoroughly enjoyed it. Great characters.
This will be the next book turned into a movie. Strong supporting characters enhance the plot between the main characters of the story. I purchased 4 copies and gave to friends.
Published on 19 Jun 1998
5.0 out of 5 stars
An endearing look at frontier life from a woman's viewpoint
While I would not consider this book a classic work of fiction, it was so entertaining and wonderful that I did not put it down until I was done. Read more
Published on 13 April 1998
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