Francine Howard has her life all mapped out--until the man she loves announces his plans to bring home an English bride from war-torn Europe in 1945. Devastated, Francine seeks a fresh start in the Appalachian Mountains, training to be a nurse midwife for the Frontier Nursing Service.
Deeply affected by the horrors he witnessed at war, Ben Locke has never thought further ahead than making it home to Kentucky. His future shrouded in as much mist as his beloved mountains, he's at a loss when it comes to envisioning what's next for his life.
When Francine's and Ben's paths intersect, it's immediately clear that they are from different worlds and value different things. But love has a way of healing old wounds . . . and revealing tantalizing new possibilities.
As a huge fan of the Appalachia region and it's history I was really looking forward to reading this book and I was not disappointed. The way Ann described the area, was spot on and the way she described the people of the region made you feel as though you were standing by them. I had not heard of the Frontier Nursing Service, so that made the book even more interesting learning about them.
Add to that leading character's that you can relate too and all in all you have a super story and book too read. It's not a hard read, but it does keep you interested with all that is going on. Make sure you read the reader's notes at the end, very interesting. You can read more about Frontier Nursing Service here. Also just in case you have forgotten how the song "Froggie Went A Courtin," the song featured in this book goes here is a link.
Stars out of 5 : 5 Loved this book, a bit of history, a bit of a love story and a lot of real living, my kind of book!!.
"Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.
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