"Where the Road Bends," by Rachel Forham
As Norah King surveys her family land in Iowa in 1880, she is acutely aware that it is all she has left, and she will do everything in her power to save it--even if that means marrying a man she hardly knows. Days before her wedding, Norah discovers an injured man on her property. Her sense of duty compels her to take him in and nurse him back to health. Little does she realize just how much this act of kindness will complicate her life and threaten the future she's planned.
Norah's care does more than aid Quincy Barnes's recovery--it awakens his heart to possibilities. Penniless and homeless, he knows the most honorable thing he can do is head on down the road and leave Norah to marry her intended. But walking away from the first person to believe in him proves much harder than he imagined.
I really enjoyed this book; mainly because there is a twist in the plot, that you never see coming. The main characters are a joy and so personable. I wanted to give Quincy a good shake, as despite his good intentions he kept messing up!!
One of the things this book brought up was how women were reliant on men for many things in life back in the 1880's. Also how there were different rules applied to men versus women for how they conducted themselves.
Mrs. Dover was such a warm and loving character and deserves a mention. Also the way the author describes Nel's you can just imagine the little scamp. Rachel's books just get better and better with each one she writes.
Stars out of 5 : 5 Was sucked into the story right away. Well worth reading. A great book to read over a couple of summer days.
"Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.
this sounds like a book I would like.
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