From the Back:
In a Compelling New Saga, One Family Strives to Make Their Own Future
Opportunities are scarce in Norway, so when Rune and Signe Carlson receive a letter from Rune's uncle, Einar Strand, offering to loan them money for passage to America, Rune accepts. Signe is reluctant to leave her home, especially as she is pregnant with her fourth child, but Einar promises to give them land of their own, something they could never afford in Norway.
But life in Minnesota is more difficult than Signe imagined. Uncle Einar and Aunt Gerd are hard, demanding people, and Signe and her family soon find themselves worked nearly to the bone to pay off their debt. Afraid they will never have the life they dreamed of, she begins to lose her trust in God. When the dangers of the North Woods strike close to home, will she find the strength she needs to lead her family into the promise of a new dawn?
Opportunities are scarce in Norway, so when Rune and Signe Carlson receive a letter from Rune's uncle, Einar Strand, offering to loan them money for passage to America, Rune accepts. Signe is reluctant to leave her home, especially as she is pregnant with her fourth child, but Einar promises to give them land of their own, something they could never afford in Norway.But life in Minnesota is more difficult than Signe imagined. Uncle Einar and Aunt Gerd are hard, demanding people, and Signe and her family soon find themselves worked nearly to the bone to pay off their debt. Afraid they will never have the life they dreamed of, she begins to lose her trust in God. When the dangers of the North Woods strike close to home, will she find the strength she needs to lead her family into the promise of a new dawn?
My Reflections:
The Promise of Dawn is book one in the "Under Northern Skies" series a fantastic coming to America novel!
This book highlights the struggles immigrants often faced when coming to a new country. Hard labor and cruel treatment are no strangers to the people of the "new land."
On April 1909 Signe Carlson received a letter that changes her life forever. The decision is made, and Signe, Rune and their three sons travel all the way to America from Norway. The land is much different, and Minnesota is not quite what this small family expected.
Relatives Einar and Gerd Strand have the agreement that travel expenses will be paid back in return for labor on the farm. However, this deal turns out to be more than the family bargained for. Hard work was a way of life in Norway, but the back-breaking labor of clearing the land of pine trees leads to accidents and near exhaustion, not to mention the unbending harsh treatment by Einer and Gerd.
I was so saddened by the treatment of these so-called relatives, no one especially family should ever treat each other in this horrid fashion!
Snelling does not disappoint with her newest historical fiction! The heart rendering drama reminds us of the sheer strength, and fortitude immigrants overcame to come to a new land. The plight of the Carlson's in much like many other stories, and I am glad to have had the chance to review this one. Though not a true story many immigrants faces harsh journeys and many perished along the way. I love reading books that remind us of how blessed we are to live in our beautiful countries! I can't wait for book two to be released!
Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc
Lauraine Snelling
The Promise of Dawn is book one in the "Under Northern Skies" series a fantastic coming to America novel!
This book highlights the struggles immigrants often faced when coming to a new country. Hard labor and cruel treatment are no strangers to the people of the "new land."
On April 1909 Signe Carlson received a letter that changes her life forever. The decision is made, and Signe, Rune and their three sons travel all the way to America from Norway. The land is much different, and Minnesota is not quite what this small family expected.
Relatives Einar and Gerd Strand have the agreement that travel expenses will be paid back in return for labor on the farm. However, this deal turns out to be more than the family bargained for. Hard work was a way of life in Norway, but the back-breaking labor of clearing the land of pine trees leads to accidents and near exhaustion, not to mention the unbending harsh treatment by Einer and Gerd.
I was so saddened by the treatment of these so-called relatives, no one especially family should ever treat each other in this horrid fashion!
Snelling does not disappoint with her newest historical fiction! The heart rendering drama reminds us of the sheer strength, and fortitude immigrants overcame to come to a new land. The plight of the Carlson's in much like many other stories, and I am glad to have had the chance to review this one. Though not a true story many immigrants faces harsh journeys and many perished along the way. I love reading books that remind us of how blessed we are to live in our beautiful countries! I can't wait for book two to be released!
Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc
Lauraine Snelling
Lauraine Snelling is the award-winning author of more than 70 books, fiction and nonfiction, for adults and young adults. Her books have sold more than 4 million copies. Besides writing books and articles, she teaches at writers' conferences across the...
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