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I loved this book- couldn‘t put it down. As a woman, I related to the main character. It also reminded me of some important life lessons- we all mess up but you have to learn to forgive yourself and keep going, it‘s not too late to make a change, and it‘s important to let people in. Cliques perhaps but truths nonetheless. Iykyk.

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This book took me back to junior high. Of course, it‘s a mature point of view. Beautifully written. I felt that it maintained the spirit and integrity of the Little House story perfectly in it‘s simplicity. A must read for Little House lovers.

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"He began to die when he was twenty-one, but tuberculosis is slow and sly and subtle."

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Just. Wow. Compiled journal entries and stories from the Kansas frontier, from the first settlers in mid 19th century through the civil war and women‘s suffrage. There are heartwarming tales of courage, family, and neighbors helping neighbors, as well as tales of fear and the horrors of life tens of miles away from the nearest neighbor. The isolation broke some women but empowered others. Makes me ever more grateful for modern creature comforts.

I‘m in! My goal is to finish my “library shelf.” Some of the books I‘ve had for, uh, more than a year. I‘ll post a picture shortly!

Kansas 1864. Eliza Spooner‘s husband Will has gone to fight the Civil War. She fills her days by making a special quilt for Will to keep him warm at night. She also takes in a war widow with a daughter. These 2 women and their 3 kids are fighting their own war - against thieves, spiteful in-laws, and the upkeep of the farm, crops, repairs and livestock. Poignant story.

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