So how many of you have read this novel? I admit that, while I vaguely recall it, I don't think I've read it - even though it is set in our old home town.Publishers Weekly
In September 1917, 18-year-old Linnea Brandonberg steps off the train in Alamo, North Dakota, eager to begin her first teaching job. A town girl, she is not prepared for the dour reception of the Westgaard family, with whom she is boarding. But rather than let people and circumstances master her, she singlehandedly changes them, including Theodore Westgaard, a bitter widower of 35 who never thought he would fall in love again. Spencer has done a splendid job here in making this more than a story of two people enamored of each other. She describes the growth of Teddy and Linnea's love with sensitivity and refreshing candor and brings all the residents of Alamo to life in a way that makes the reader care about their satisfactions and heartaches. (March)
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Sorry I have been so remiss in coming here of late...I will do better.
I have read this book and keep it in my library. There are parts that I remember Daddy telling us about. It is quite interesting and fun to read actually. She is a Minnesota writer and would meet people and find out their stories and then write a book. I think you would enjoy this one alot...she is quite good!
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