devastated by droughts and plagues that have ravaged her familys homestead on the Nebraska plains in the 1870's,settler Ingrid Svensson regards wealthy Jude Kingman as her sworn enemy.But Ingrid gradually sees that Jude shares her commitment to seeing justice served,and when personal tragedy strikes at everything she holds most dear , this strong , independent woman must reconsider her previous assumptions and open her heart to forgiveness...and love.

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Another excellent book by Rosanne Bittner! She makes history come alive and jump off the pages in full color. I really enjoyed this book. Good plot and tyou feel like you know the people before long and live right along with them.

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This is the first book I have read by R. Bittner. She writes a heartwarming story of early prairie life. Ingrid Svensson immigrated to America with her parents and their story begins in the state of Nebraska. Her losses and trials were very real, causing the reader to be caught up in the story from the start. She cautiously falls in love with Jude Kingman and we see a love story of faithfulness, hope, and forgiveness. It is an excellent read.

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Rosanne Bittner has long been one of my favorite authors; she tells stories that probe the heart and the essence of life. This is one of those stories. From the beginning, it is obvious that the two main characters are too far apart to find happiness together. Jude Kingman comes from a wealthy Chicago family of great prominence. Ingrid is a Swedish immigrant, wedded to the land and her life with her father and younger brother. Jude has been sent by his father (and owner of Kingman Investments) to tell Nebraska farmers that they must leave the land they have tilled for years if they cannot come up with the funds to buy the land at high rates.

Ingrid Svensson (one of those Nebraska farming families), has her own dilemma. Her father wants her to marry the next-door farmer, Carl Unger. She's not interested in him -- or marriage to anyone she doesn't love. This new problem with the railroad puts pressure on her to marry Carl, so he has a stronger case (to keep at least one of the farms as a "family man").

This book is so well-written. God plays a huge part in this story but it doesn't interfere with the flow of the characters but enhances their growth and understanding. Ingrid is adamant that God would not want there to be violence in the disputes over the Nebraska land. Unbelievably, her unshakable faith wins in the end. This is a very powerful story about faith. As secular as we are today, few people realize that America was a very God-fearing nation at one time. This story harkens back to that time when faith in God dictated peoples' lives more than they do today.

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enjoyable read.

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