Bonnie s Johnston

Poignant and Heart-wrenching!

This book is not for the faint of heart. The accuracy and true to life account of what the early settlers of America went through will wrench your heart. The Amount of research that obviously went into the writing of this novel is great and it shows in the fluidity of the story. I'm a huge fan of history, as well as genealogy. This author pulled from research records, and turned the oft times, dry, two dimensional lives found in historical documents into a story of great sorrow and triumph over the hardships immigrants to America faced every day. I recommend to anyone interested in reading of how many of our ancestors lives truly were.… (more)