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Astrid Bjorklund is on the Red Bud Indian Reservation in South Dakota trying to stop the horrific epidemic that is ravaging the tribe. The elders are suspicious of her, but when they see some of their people beginning to recover, they allow Astrid to continue caring for the sick and to train others to help. She is overwhelmed by this need so close to home and wonders if this is the mission field God has planned for her.
Joshua Landsverk wants to repair his broken relationship with Astrid, but he is opposed to her present work and refuses to tell her why. When he encounters unexpected adversity, a surprising act of kindness brings healing to the grievous wrong inflicted years ago. Will it be enough to bring Joshua and Astrid together again?
Joshua Landsverk wants to repair his broken relationship with Astrid, but he is opposed to her present work and refuses to tell her why. When he encounters unexpected adversity, a surprising act of kindness brings healing to the grievous wrong inflicted years ago. Will it be enough to bring Joshua and Astrid together again?
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Lauraine Snelling is the award-winning author of over sixty books, fiction and nonfiction, for adults and young adults. Her books have sold over 2 million copies. Besides writing books and articles, she teaches at writers' conferences across the country. She and her husband make their home in Tehachapi, California.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing Ending,
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This review is from: Heart for Home, A (Paperback)
Very dissappointed in the ending of the the Triology.Especially since many of the storylines where dropped and not further developed. There were side stories that should of been further explored. Why Emmy was in the barn abandoned is never further explored or questioned. What happened to Mrs. Moore who is pregant when Astrid leaves the reservation. The mystery behind the family who ordered the well was never brought up again. Joshua is dropped from the storyline half way through the book where he was a central character in the first and second book in this series.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A fine conclusion to a lengthy saga,
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This is the sixteenth book of Snelling's Bjorklund/Red River/Blessing saga, covering a quarter century timeline, which started with the Red River of the North series of six books, followed by the Return to Red River trilogy, the Daughters of Blessing quartet, and concluded with the Home to Blessing trilogy. For me it has been a long but enjoyable trek, despite some of the author's inconsistencies, inadequate research on some topics and her inauthentic naming of Norwegians (strange first name spellings or giving them Swedish patronyms ending in "son" instead of the correct "sen"). See my review for Untamed Land, AnSnelling is immaculate and fastidious when it comes to dialogue and describing feelings and events. The detail is sometimes excessive but on the whole does enhance the reading experience. Our mind's eye sees the events unfold credibly and meaningfully. Questioning God's will is a recurring theme in all these books. These were times when rural Americans did not question God's presence, influence or destiny in their lives which habit usually carried them trough hardship, grief and even disaster. This book is a fine wrapping up of the Blessings saga. All the characters we have learned to love are at last enjoying contentment, progress and amicability. Finally, Astrid, Ingeborg's youngest, by her second husband, Haakan, is back home and ready to settle her own future course. The end of the book has a preview chapter of Snelling's new book, Valley of Dreams. I was disappointed to see her lack of research fail her again. This relates to "Cassie" in 1906: "Known officially as the Shooting Princess--her mother had been a member of the Norwegian royal family, thus the princess tag..." This could not have been. The fact is that a Norwegian royal family had not existed for four hundred some years, while Norway had been under Denmark or Sweden. In 1905 Norway by plebiscite adopted a Danish prince and his English wife to become their new king and queen after independence had been granted from Sweden.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
A letdown that I didn't expect.,
By Jacasni - Published on Amazon.com
The Red River series is just about my favorite series of all time. I love the Norwegian/American work ethic - where they built a wonderful town from NOTHING, and the warm touches of romance. I have definite favorite characters, (Ingeborg and Haakan, Grace and Jonathan, Thorliff and Elizabeth, Rev. Solberg, and others),and some that don't grab me, (Sophie, Joshua Landsverk,and a very few others) I looked forward SO much to receiving this book. I preordered it, and when it came, everything else was set aside and I read it immediately.The book was FLAT. It skipped around and the story wasn't developed, nor were the characters developed, like Snelling's other books. At times, I wondered if Lauraine Snelling really wrote it. Not much narrative.... just mostly surface dialogue. Couldn't stand Joshua Landsverk, and was glad that Astrid sent him packing - although it was obvious all through the book that he would end up with Miss Christopherson. OBVIOUS! It became hard to care about any situation, because there was so little written about so MUCH that could have been important stories in themselves, that just didn't happen. (the Indian epidemic, the Indian agent's wife, the new hospital, Astrid's romance, the Bjorkland family's cares etc. So MANY characters and so little about most of them. Mr Jeffers seemed like a fine man, but we would have liked to have known him better, and maybe gotten a glimpse of his love for Astrid, and hers for him. Dr. Red Hawk made and appearance, but he seemed to be a very interesting character that I would like to have heard more of. Lots of loose ends! (The Indian agent's selfish immature wife for example .... Whatever happened to her? Those Indian nurses were peripheral and unnecessary to the book, although very necessary to the reservation.) I MISSED HAAKAN.... my all time favorite character in Snelling's books. Haakan was there, but missing in the story for the most part. He is the man that all women hope to find. He and Ingeborg hardly interacted at all. He was such a fringe character in this book. Most of the folks came off as caricatures - not the real people that I have come to expect from Lauraine's books. I read it all the way through, but felt really let down. It was almost as if the author was thinking...."I just have to get this series finished, and be done with it". I may stand alone on this one, but you can't love Snelling's books like I do, and not feel a bit robbed. Guess I will just haul out my RRN series and start over - I need a Bjorklund fix! 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Ok finale,
By vbdiggerml - Published on Amazon.com
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I have read all Snelling's books about the Bjorklund family, and have, for the most part, loved them. I was so excited that Astrid got her own "series" of books in which to grow and develop and come into her own. But this conclusion to her story felt very rushed. I felt that though there were multiple interesting and undeveloped sub-stories, the main story remained relatively flat. I also thought it weird that she set up Joshua as the main love interest for Astrid for the first 2 books, and spent the majority of this book explaining why the relationship wouldn't work. Then, halfway through she introduces a new guy, spends almost no time developing him as a character and the relationship grows to marriage in about 4 chapters. I still like the book; it's a great look into what life was like at the turn of the century for 1st and 2nd generation immigrants, and for the most part, the characters are engaging and believable. Snelling fans will enjoy this finale to Astrid's story, as long as you don't expect it to be her best work.
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A Heart for Home,
By Jeanne A. Holmes - Published on Amazon.com
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It is a wonderful book and I hated to see it end. The Blessing series is great. Everyone should read Lauraine Snellings books.
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