This is a sweetly-written book about a marriage of convenience that probably happened more than we can imagine. Marty's husband was killed while looking for their horse that had gotten loose overnight. Marty and Clem had just reached the place where they planned to settle, but before Clem claimed his land. Marty is nineteen, homeless and penniless.
The neighbors prepare the body and conduct the burial service. No one really has enough to take Marty in long-term. After the burial, Clark Davis comes to her with a proposal. He needs someone to take care of his two-year-old and Marty needs a home. In shock, Marty agrees to the offer because Clark says that he will pay her way back east in the spring if she wants to go then.
This is a low-key story of two plain farmers trying to do the best they can with what life has sent them.
The neighbors prepare the body and conduct the burial service. No one really has enough to take Marty in long-term. After the burial, Clark Davis comes to her with a proposal. He needs someone to take care of his two-year-old and Marty needs a home. In shock, Marty agrees to the offer because Clark says that he will pay her way back east in the spring if she wants to go then.
This is a low-key story of two plain farmers trying to do the best they can with what life has sent them.
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