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Whither Thou Goest, I Will Go
by
Naomi Dathan (Goodreads Author)
Jem Perkins has it all – money, a fine house, a handsome husband, and a new baby boy. But when her family fortunes turn, Jem’s husband Seth leads her to a new home: a sod house on a Nebraska homestead.
It is a season of growth for Jem as she reluctantly confronts her new realities: back-breaking labor, dangerous illness, and mind-numbing isolation. She learns to embrace her...more
It is a season of growth for Jem as she reluctantly confronts her new realities: back-breaking labor, dangerous illness, and mind-numbing isolation. She learns to embrace her...more
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This is the story of a young couple and their struggle to farm in Nebraska. Jemima is a spoiled young woman who eventually learns to be a good farm wife and partner to her husband, Seth. Seth learns of Jem's father's theft and is troubled by Jem's loyalty to her father. They have a serious communication problem which doesn't totally get resolved, though they are working towards it at the end of the book. There are many difficulties they must confront and a tragedy to deal with. There is a theme...more
I also. Read this book in one very enjoyable sitting. The characters were very real and without long drawn out description I had a good visual image of thier surrounding. No matter what the year in history people are people and I cannot read books that donot have good characters, that is what makes a story believable I had heard of the " Children's Blizzard" but this book brought tears to my eyes thinking of these children lost scared in pain and most of them knowing that they quite possibly wou...more
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This was my first time ever reading an e-book. (I usually read regular books.) I did not mind the format on the computer or downloading the software.. I plan on using the bibla software again for my bible study.
This book was very enjoyable. I read this book in a day and a half. The characters were believable and interesting. Particularly the Perkins family, (Jem, Seth and Charley)
This book is about the struggle of the Perkins family when, because of bad circumstances,they move to the Nebraska fr...more
This book was very enjoyable. I read this book in a day and a half. The characters were believable and interesting. Particularly the Perkins family, (Jem, Seth and Charley)
This book is about the struggle of the Perkins family when, because of bad circumstances,they move to the Nebraska fr...more
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From the synopsis:
"Jem Perkins has it all – money, a fine house, a handsome husband, and a new baby boy. But when her family fortunes turn, Jem’s husband Seth leads her to a new home: a sod house on a Nebraska homestead.
It is a season of growth for Jem as she reluctantly confronts her new realities: back-breaking labor, dangerous illness, and mind-numbing isolation. She learns to embrace her new role as a capable woman and marriage partner and discovers an awareness of God’s hand in her life.
The...more
"Jem Perkins has it all – money, a fine house, a handsome husband, and a new baby boy. But when her family fortunes turn, Jem’s husband Seth leads her to a new home: a sod house on a Nebraska homestead.
It is a season of growth for Jem as she reluctantly confronts her new realities: back-breaking labor, dangerous illness, and mind-numbing isolation. She learns to embrace her new role as a capable woman and marriage partner and discovers an awareness of God’s hand in her life.
The...more
The book follows a young couple on their journey to start a homestead right before the great blizzard of 1888. Starting a homestead was not an easy task, and many people didn't succeed once they arrived. It required intense labor, starvation, extreme heat and devastating cold and much more. Feelings that most of us don't have much experience with and yet despite it all these people are the backbones of our country and they came from all walks of life. Jemima, or Jem, is one of the main character...more
I found this an interesting book. I started out being frustrated with Jem and her attitude as she was the spoilt rich kid who was use to having things her way and being waited on. But by the end of the book I changed my mind and really admired her courage and strength. I Found her husband Seth to be strong and a man of integrity but there are times (alot of them) where I could have shaken him and told him to stop, take a step back, look and listen as sometimes he didn't seem to not get the right...more
The author pulled me into this story with the first few pages of the book. She started the book out in Jan 1888 giving us a glimpse of something that happened, something that propelled me to read the book as quickly as I could to figure out the why and how of what she described in the opening pages. Once she gives us a glimpse of Jan 1888 then she takes us back seventeen months to allow us to see how a family goes from living the life of luxury to becoming homesteaders living in a Soddy.
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Once I started this book I could not put it down...it is a very fast lingering read. It is a well researched based on fact book...so you better have the tissues ready.
The story starts at the beginning of the Perkins marriage, Jemima, Seth and baby Charlie. Life is good for Jem, she has it all a beautiful baby, a handsome husband, a great home and servants. Her father has set her up by giving them their house. She is a spoiled woman, very unprepared for what is about to happen to her.
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The story starts at the beginning of the Perkins marriage, Jemima, Seth and baby Charlie. Life is good for Jem, she has it all a beautiful baby, a handsome husband, a great home and servants. Her father has set her up by giving them their house. She is a spoiled woman, very unprepared for what is about to happen to her.
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Jemima and Seth, with their son Charlie, leave the comforts of home to settle on a Nebraska farm. Jem left a spoiled young lady. But prairie life has a way maturing people very quickly. Jem has to choose whether she's going to stick by her husband and go where he goes, or choose to go home to her dad.
This book was very well written, although heartbreaking at times. It's so easy to sit in my comfortable chair and read about the harshness of life in the 1800s. But to imagine losing a loved one bec...more
This book was very well written, although heartbreaking at times. It's so easy to sit in my comfortable chair and read about the harshness of life in the 1800s. But to imagine losing a loved one bec...more
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Dec 08, 2011
Susan Humeston
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I just finished reading, “Whither Thou Goest, I Will Go” by Naomi Dathan, literally in one sitting. I could not put the story down. I have to confess that I have read a lot of Christian novels in which the characters were wooden, their lives just so much unbelievablefroth, but this book is nothing like those.
The author did her homework on the Blizzard of 1888 in the Midwest and, even though these are Christians who are going through this disaster, they are not totally spared for the sake of a co...more
The author did her homework on the Blizzard of 1888 in the Midwest and, even though these are Christians who are going through this disaster, they are not totally spared for the sake of a co...more
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I literally read this book in less than 24hrs. I downloaded yesterday afternoon and read it through. I won this book via LibraryThing Early Reviewers giveaway. Honestly, I couldn’t remember requesting this book because it is from a genre I really try to stay away from, historical fiction. Whiter Thou Goest, I Will Go, is one of those ”hidden gem” type books.
This story is set around 1886-1888 when not all of America was settled. Jemima “Jem” Perkins is a pampered, aristocratic, southern belle who...more
This story is set around 1886-1888 when not all of America was settled. Jemima “Jem” Perkins is a pampered, aristocratic, southern belle who...more
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Whither Thou Goest, I Will Go, a new novel by Naomi Dathan recently released by Kirkdale Press, has a wonderful plotline focused on an emotional, historical event, the Children’s Blizzard of 1888.
The story begins with horrible images from that dark, cold night, then shifts backward to focus on young mother, Jem Perkins, who lives a wonderful upscale, and slightly spoiled, life in the city of St. Paul, Minnesota, semi-supported by the wealth of her father, retired Colonel John Wilkinson, enjoying...more
The story begins with horrible images from that dark, cold night, then shifts backward to focus on young mother, Jem Perkins, who lives a wonderful upscale, and slightly spoiled, life in the city of St. Paul, Minnesota, semi-supported by the wealth of her father, retired Colonel John Wilkinson, enjoying...more
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Wow! This book blew me away – I couldn’t stop reading it and read it in one day! I love history but this book, even though it’s a work of fiction, made the history jump from the pages and it was so enjoyable. I’ve heard of sod houses in other books I’ve read and my mind often wonders do the bugs fall in, what about rain, snow? Naomi seems to have done her research, and I could picture the mud covering everything as the rains poured non stop for days, I could smell the mildew coming from the quil...more
I received "Whither Thou Goest, I will Go" by Naomi Dathan for free from http://www.librarything.com/. I picked this book for one reason: some of it takes place in Kansas. Since I am from Kansas, I usually read books with Kansas as the location since most authors do not find Kansas interesting enough to write about. This is an incredibly good book. I loved this. It starts in St. Paul shortly after the Civil War with Seth, an army officer, and Jem, a spoiled daddy's girl. Daddy calls all the shot...more
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This story offers a glimpse into how hard life was (and still is to a great degree) in the west, and brings to light the story of the Children's Blizzard, which took place in January 1888.
Hot, scorching summers and brutal and unpredictable winters, the land is unforgiving and only the most stalwart individuals can survive. What chance do a couple of city folk stand?
Seth is a good man, brave and strong. Fair and ethical. He’s been a good provider for his family, a good father to his son, if a bit...more
Hot, scorching summers and brutal and unpredictable winters, the land is unforgiving and only the most stalwart individuals can survive. What chance do a couple of city folk stand?
Seth is a good man, brave and strong. Fair and ethical. He’s been a good provider for his family, a good father to his son, if a bit...more
This book follows Seth and Jemina as they travel out west to homestead in Nebraska. At the beginning of the book Jemina is a spoiled young lady who depends on her husband and father to support her extravagant lifestyle. She learns how her father had obtained her money when her husband Seth leaves the army and chooses to move to a homestead in Nebraska. When Jem moves to the homestead she becomes more of a help mate to Seth and helps out with the chores around the farm. She watches her young son...more
Wither Thou Goest, I Will Go tells the tale of a young couple, and their son who head out west to start a brand new life, living life on the prairie. They face trials and hardship that try and test their marriage.
I was surprised by how well written this book was. And I liked how the homesteading life was depicted as raw and rough, with countless everyday challenges to face. The pace was swift, and it was not easy to put down, but at times I got really frustrated with the characters and how they...more
I was surprised by how well written this book was. And I liked how the homesteading life was depicted as raw and rough, with countless everyday challenges to face. The pace was swift, and it was not easy to put down, but at times I got really frustrated with the characters and how they...more
Whither Thou Goest
by Naomi Dathan
I am thankful for the opportunity to read this book! It is not your typical everything turns out wonderful tale. It is a book about hardships, loss and survival.
My mother liked 'hard times' books like this one. I liked the fact that it showed true emotion between the characters-- a clash of wills that turned into working for the common good. I recommend this book and I hope the author continues to write many more in the future.
by Naomi Dathan
I am thankful for the opportunity to read this book! It is not your typical everything turns out wonderful tale. It is a book about hardships, loss and survival.
My mother liked 'hard times' books like this one. I liked the fact that it showed true emotion between the characters-- a clash of wills that turned into working for the common good. I recommend this book and I hope the author continues to write many more in the future.
Dec 19, 2012
Priscilla Melchior
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"Whither Thou Goest I Will Go" is the story of Jemima Perkins ��� Jem ��� and her husband, Seth, who leave a life of comfort and ease to homestead in Nebraska. The book chronicles Jem's growth from a spoiled, self-centered young woman to a woman of faith and substance.
The author, Naomi Dathan, has done a wonderful job of describing the hard-edged life on the prairie, taking the reader into the sod house occupied by the Perkins, sharing the fears, doubts, challenges and, yes, even the joys of the...more
The author, Naomi Dathan, has done a wonderful job of describing the hard-edged life on the prairie, taking the reader into the sod house occupied by the Perkins, sharing the fears, doubts, challenges and, yes, even the joys of the...more
This was a very good book. At the beginning of the book I was a little bored, but it picked up and had a very good ending to it. So many hardships this family endures and it gives you insight on what they had to overcome in their everyday life. It showed how they had to work hard to just live from day to day.
I really enjoyed this book. I love how the author took a real (unfamiliar) historical event and wrapped a heartwarming, emotional, encouraging, tearful love story around it. Will be reading this one again and again!
Mar 19, 2012
Inspired Kathy
marked it as to-read
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Mar 20, 2012
Mimi
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Am I interested in reading this solely because it takes place in Nebraska? . . . possibly. :)
Very sad ending. I even feel sad now thinking about it.
This is an amazing story based on true events. I got so involved with the characters from the beginning that I had a hard time ending the book. I wanted to continue reading about them. An incredible and emotional story with christian values. An excellent chapter into history with a beautifully told story!
Really enjoyed reading this book.
This is a portrait of a marriage, where two people--almost strangers at first--learn to depend on each other and work together as their circumstances drastically change.
Whither Thou Goest gave me a new perspective on marriage and enduring hardship. The commitment between Jem and Seth was inspiring.
This is a portrait of a marriage, where two people--almost strangers at first--learn to depend on each other and work together as their circumstances drastically change.
Whither Thou Goest gave me a new perspective on marriage and enduring hardship. The commitment between Jem and Seth was inspiring.
Stories that take place on the newly-settled prairie in the 1800’s are among my favorites, as I have mentioned here on my blog before. This novel is even based on true events that occured during a horrific blizzard in the Midwest in January of 1888.
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Apr 21, 2013
Christine
marked it as to-read
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