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Go Away Home
Go Away Home | Carol Bodensteiner
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For an Iowa farm girl in 1913, Liddie Treadway has big dreams. She yearns to move to town, learn a trade, and live on her own. With encouragement from career-minded Aunt Kate, her goals seem within reachuntil her unmarried sister is sent away for becoming pregnant and her father dies in a tragic accident. Now the family needs Liddie more than ever, and she's certain she'll be trapped on the farm for good. The Treadways' hired man, Joe Bauer, has dreams of his own: to marry and settle down. So when a woman he's been courting breaks his heart, he leaves Iowa to start over, just as Liddie finally gets her chance to take a seamstress apprenticeship in town Though they're separated by miles, Liddie's friendship with Joe grows as they write to each other about their new lives. But when Joe returns, will Liddie have to choose between worldly independence and the conventional path of love and family? Or can she have it all?
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Go Away Home | Carol Bodensteiner
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Mehso-so

I enjoyed reading it, but felt almost no emotional connection to the characters. There were some things that felt added simply to show “yep, this is how it was in 1916 Iowa.” It covered a lot more ground than I was expecting but also didn‘t deliver on aspects outlined in the summary. It felt like an old Hallmark movie: easy & straightforward storytelling with a little historical preachiness thrown in. ⭐️⭐️💫