Published by Macmillan audio, St. Martin's Press Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction
Format: ARC, Audiobook, eBook
Heartbreaking
1916
Ellen Webster accepted a teaching position in the High Plains of Wyoming. She grows to love the town, her students and cowboy, Charlie Bacon. Life in the High Plains can be hard – the summers are hot, and the winter blizzards are beyond harsh. But they make a life and Ellen makes friends with the women on the Plain.
The women in this book bond and support each other. Not all are as lucky as Ellen who has a husband who loves and cherishes her. Others have loveless marriages and some much, much worse. They live in an unforgiving time and place. Life is hard and the west can be a dangerous place.
This proved to be a fast read for me. I had both the audiobook and the e-book. The Audiobook cut off halfway through, so I was happy to have the book to turn to. This book is full of both likeable and unlikeable characters. The author shows the harshness of both the time and place. Reading books like this make me happy that I live in the modern age with access to healthcare and better living conditions.
This book was very realistic to what life was like during that time. It was refreshing and heartbreaking at the same time. If you are looking for a happy-g0-lucky book, you are barking up the wrong tree with this one. There are difficult sections to read and a tearjerker moment or two. The book is also well written and captivating.
This book will have triggers for some.
Thank you to St. Martin’s Press, Macmillan Audio and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.