Book Review: A Home in Drayton Valley

[image error]“Fed up with the poor quality of life in 1880 New York, Tarsie Raines encourages her friends Joss and Mary Brubacher to move with their two children to Drayton Valley, Kansas, a booming town hailed in the guidebook as the land of opportunity. She offers to help with expenses and to care for Mary and the children as they travel west by wagon train. But when tragedy strikes on the trip across the prairie, Tarsie is thrown into an arrangement with Joss that leaves both of them questioning God and their dreams for the future. As their funds dwindle and nothing goes as planned, will Tarsie and Joss give up and go their separate ways, or will God use their time in Drayton Valley to turn their hearts toward him?” (from Goodreads)

I borrowed this from the library because it looked interesting.

I read the blurb and guessed at what would happen.

I started reading it and knew what was going to happen.

And I still loved it and need a copy because this book is not about the events but about the people. I think I’ll review the characters…

Mary

Mary was so sweet and hopeful and kind. I’ll hide this spoiler in case you didn’t guess it, but MAJOR SPOILER ALERT! Mary dies of breast cancer ¼ of the way through the book. *cries* END OF SPOILER She was truly an inspiring character, and I loved how she touched lives in small ways throughout the book. I want to be her when I grow up.

Tarsie

She was a feisty one!