Finding Flora

This book has everything I love in historical fiction. It has a breathtaking plot, strong and courageous characters, and fascinating historical facts.

Flora jumped off a train to escape her new husband and found herself in a remote part of Alberta, Canada. When offered the scrip for a land parcel, Flora didn’t hesitate to buy it. Thus, she became a settler on the prairies, where she and four other women experienced hardship and social problems.

Flora fell in love with her land, her little shack near the poplar tree, and her horse. She was excited and determined to live her life to the best of her ability. If only her husband wouldn't find her.

I can't describe how beautifully this book captures the story of five women living in a show more small community, how they form friendships, how they survive harsh winters, and how they overcome all the obstacles placed in their way by the locals and government. It's one of the best stories I've read this year.

Reading this book was enjoyable, engaging, and gave me a wonderful insight into the history of Alberta.

Beautifully written. It contained an incredible amount of detailed information about the homesteaders and the prairies region. I found it informative and fascinating, although the amount of detail may not be to everyone's taste, but for me it was exceptional.

I was completely immersed in the history and story of this province.

A beautiful book that I highly recommend to everyone. show less

An excellent read. In the early 1900's , Flora Craigie has recently immigrated to Canada. She has agreed to a disastrous marriage, and jumps off a train heading west . She hopes to escape her husband and disappear in to Canada. She finds herself homesteading on the Alberta Prairies. Near to her are several women, also homesteading. They include a widowed women with three young children, two American women who raise chickens, and a Metis woman who trains wild horses.

This was a fascinating tale of survival, homesteading, the prejudice against women at that time, and the unlikely friendships that the women form.

Highly recommended.

This book contained an interesting story about women homesteading in Alberta as it became a province. The writing style was okay. The characters didn't show much development throughout the book and it all wrapped up neatly at the end -- a fact easily foreseen. So, a bit light for my taste but not a bad read.

Interesting story about women homesteaders in Alberta and Saskatchewan during the late 1890’s. I enjoyed the book because I like historical novels and it was Canadian. I found the author’s wrinting style a bit simplistic and neat. Everything works out for all the main women caracters and honestly, we know it didn’t allways end up that way.