I
jumped into the Under Northern Skies
series with book three, A Season of Grace.
While I could tell as I read that Snelling assumed her reader was
familiar with the characters and their background, it did not keep me
from understanding and enjoying this story set in 1910 Minnesota.
Nilda
Carlson and members of her family had immigrated from Norway. Nilda
may have hoped to escape the memories of being assaulted by her
employer's son, but those memories engulfed her as her assailant,
also an immigrant, began to attend social events sponsored by her new
employer. Nilda, torn between sharing his history with her employer
and allowing him to prove himself a changed man, was not prepared for
the events to come.
I
was especially drawn to the character of Tante Gerd in this story. An
elderly aunt who had lived for decades under the negativity and
controlling thumb of her husband, Tante Gerd's loving and cheerful
personality was blossoming in her widowhood. She took full pleasure
in all the blessings presented to her rather than allowing herself to
be robbed of them by dwelling in the past.
To
the best of my memory, this is the first book that I have read by
Lauraine Snelling. I do have several more in my Kindle library, and
now look forward to reading them. I thank NetGalley and Bethany House
Publishing for providing me with a copy of A Season of
Grace in exchange for my honest
opinion. I was under no obligation to provide a positive review and
received no monetary compensation.
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