Discovered this book to be surprisingly heartwarming and interesting. I found myself growing attached to the characters and looking forward to the "knitting circles" at Hennie's house. The intricate stories interwoven with Hennie's and Nit's lives were at times humorous and at others tragic. Sand...
I liked reading the background stories of each individual character in this book -- the skeletons they had hidden and the theme of the white snow in the Denver Rockies. It was snow that killed but also snow that symbolized purity in spite of the "sins" of each character. I like how it was the s...
I was interested to read this book because it was history that actually started its trek from Iowa City. Mormons starting out on a trail similar to the Oregon trail, except this was the Martin hard cart trail. (Pushing all of your belongings in a cart, the people being the oxen).It took 75 pages...
The premise of this book held a lot of promise, but the most interesting part was the author's notes on the historical reference at the end. I stuck with it but honestly, nothing changed as far as our knowledge of the mysteriously killed girl and why she turned to a life of prostitution. The rea...
This was a pleasant read I'd give 3.5 stars. It tells the story of Eliza Spooner whose husband, Will, has joined the Kansas Volunteers to fight the Confederates in 1864. Eliza is sure he will return home and must meanwhile keep the farm going. When a friend named Missouri Ann learns her husba...
If you like books that take place back in 1864, this is the book for you! The Quilt Walk is a historical fiction book. I really enjoyed this book because the author put great detailing in everything and overall, it was an amazing book. Emmy Blue is a young girl who lived in Quincy, Illinois. Her ...
Very entertaining and human. The Persian Pickle Club is a quilting/sewing club in Kansas during the great drought. The members are almost all farm wives, struggling through with not very much. There is a party line, but not everyone is on it and just a few have cars. Queenie Bean is one of those ...