The dream of their own farmstead and a good life in America had brought Roald and Ingeborg Bjorklund across the Atlantic to pioneer the virgin prairie ofDakota Territory. But Roald's tragic disappearance in a winter storm had turned Ingeborg's dreams into a living nightmare. Against nearly impossible circumstancesand overwhelming grief, she struggles to keep the farm and her family together. When spring appears, Roald's distant cousin Haaken arrives to help withthe heavy field work, and Ingeborg is able to once again concentrate her efforts on home and children. After the bleak winter, she cannot ignore the joythat Haaken brings to their lives or the attraction she begins to feel toward him. When Roald's brother from Norway also arrives to help the family, thingsbecome very complicated around the simple prairie dwelling! He reminded her of a Viking of old--could he be persuaded to stay?As you know, I loved the first in the series and I liked the second as much as the first. the author does an excellent job of characterization, evidenced by the fact I wanted to slap Yelmer upside the head, repeatedly. this is a great continuation of the series, and the characters, both old and new are fun to catch up with.
Deze roman heb ik in het Nederlands gelezen. De titel is dan: 'Een morgen voor Ingeborg’. Het boek is een mooi vervolg op ‘Het land van duizend morgens’. De Engelstalige titel 'A new day rising' geeft al aan dat het een hoopvol boek is.Na de barre winter in Dakata rond het jaar 1890, komt een ver familielid Ingeborg helpen: Haakan. Hij heeft de wintermaanden doorgebracht met het omhakken van bomen en is daarna afgereisd naar Dakota om Ingeborg te helpen op het land. Behalve Haakan komt ook Hjelmer, de broer van Roald, vanuit Noorwegen naar hen toe. Hjelmer is jong en eigenwijs: het valt niet altijd mee.Ik heb deze roman met veel plezier gelezen. Boeiend om te zien hoe de immigranten het land bewerken en voorzien in hun bestaan. Mooi ook dat er mogelijkheden zijn om al het werk op het land efficiënter te doen. De aanschaf van de noodzakelijke machines veraangenaamt het leven.De zoontjes van Ingeborg hebben een prominente plaats in het verhaal. Het is leuk om de wereld af en toe door kinderogen te zien. Knap dat de auteur dat er zo mooi doorheen weeft.
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I'm sold on this series! It reminds me of the old TV mini-series, Centennial, that was so popular in the 1970s. A true saga of a family with all their trials and triumphs.This is book 2 and it's every bit as good as the first one. Ingeborg Bjorklund is an easy heroine to love. She's no one-dimensional stick figure. Complicated and complex, she's a little bit of most of the women I know and admire. After the heartbreak and spiritual renewal in book 1, I was thrilled to cheer her on as she continued to scratch a living out of the thick North Dakota sod. I love finding a series like this that is more than a decade old and completely written. No waiting for the next book to be published! Highly recommend... and moving on to book 3.
—Pegg
Another Red River home run!This is the second book in a heartwarming series about homesteading in The Red River of the North. The Red River valley is one of the earths great treasures. Flat, fertile farmland as far as one looks in all directions. Many people from Norway were some of the first settlers of the Valley. The winters were ferocious and if you weren't ready for winter you died. One of life's realities. Having lived in Fargo, I am very familiar with the fury of a blizzard. They are relentless and terrifying. Thank you Lauraine for a story so well written.
—Dale Van
