A great story - if you love prairie love stories.
This is my first book by this author and I'm very impressed. This story takes place after the Civil War, one of my favorite eras for historical fiction.
Suzanne Alden has lost nearly everything in the Civil War. Her beloved fiance' was killed and her doctor-father came back destroyed. Now, she is leaving Ohio to start a school in Kansas -- on the plains and in a soddie.
There, she meets two men who are interested in her: Matt Rawdon and Ase McCanless. Matt has stopped his career as a doctor because he can no longer do surgery (his life's ambition). He is a bitter man who still helps his neighbors when they are in need.
Ase is one of the wealthiest ranchers in the area and has an eleven-year-old daughter, with whom he argues continuously. But the real powder keg Susanna is sitting on: the contentious feelings between the Unionists and former Confederates who are sending their children to Susanna's school. Each side wants to know how she will teach the Civil War. This story is extremely well-written about a difficult time in America's past.
Suzanne Alden has lost nearly everything in the Civil War. Her beloved fiance' was killed and her doctor-father came back destroyed. Now, she is leaving Ohio to start a school in Kansas -- on the plains and in a soddie.
There, she meets two men who are interested in her: Matt Rawdon and Ase McCanless. Matt has stopped his career as a doctor because he can no longer do surgery (his life's ambition). He is a bitter man who still helps his neighbors when they are in need.
Ase is one of the wealthiest ranchers in the area and has an eleven-year-old daughter, with whom he argues continuously. But the real powder keg Susanna is sitting on: the contentious feelings between the Unionists and former Confederates who are sending their children to Susanna's school. Each side wants to know how she will teach the Civil War. This story is extremely well-written about a difficult time in America's past.
