A season of grace

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A season of grace

Title:

A season of grace

Author:

Snelling, Lauraine, author.

Series:

Under northern skies ;

Series Number:

Summary:

In 1910 Minnesota, Nilda Carlson's dreams are coming true. Though her first few months in America were difficult, her life now resembles the images that filled her daydreams in Norway. She and her younger brother Ivar live in their own house, just a short distance from her older brother and his family. Together they work the farm and fell trees for lumber. They plan to grow a dairy herd, weave rugs out of their own wool, and make skis to sell. Everything is going right. The only thing missing from Nilda's life is love. But though she has two suitors--a quiet schoolteacher and a handsome lumberjack--Nilda feels hesitant. A terrifying experience in Norway has made her cautious where men are concerned. When she thinks she sees the man in question, all her fears come flooding back. Is it possible the danger has followed her across the Atlantic? If Dreng Nygaard is truly in Minnesota, all of her dreams for the future could come crashing down around her.

General Note:

Sequel to: A breath of hope.

Edition:

Large print edition.

Physical Description:

445 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.

Genre:

Christian fiction.

Domestic fiction.

Large type books.

Subject Term:

Immigrants -- Fiction.

Norwegian Americans -- Fiction.

Rape victims -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Minnesota -- Fiction.

Publisher:

Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, a Cengage Company,

Publication Date:

2018

ISBN:

9781432859787

Publication Information:

Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2018.

Call Number:

LP SNELLIN

Holds: Copies:

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A CBA Bestselling AuthorUnder Northern Skies (Book 3)Though Nilda Carlson's first few months in America were difficult, everything now is going right: she and her family work their farm and fell trees for lumber, and Nilda has been offered a job by a wealthy businesswoman in the nearby town of Blackduck. Nilda has an opportunity to learn to navigate the worlds of commerce and high society. But the man who tried to assault Nilda in Norway has arrived in town, claiming to have turned over a new leaf. Whenever Nilda sees him, her fears return. Can she forgive him? And can he truly be trusted?

Author Notes

Lauraine Snelling began her career writing children's books. Her first book, Tragedy on the Toutle, was published in 1982. She wrote the High Hurdles series and The Golden Filly series before turning her focus to inspirational romances for adults. Her works include the Red River of the North family saga, Return to Red River trilogy the Daughters of Blessing series, and the Home to Blessing series. She won the Silver Angel award for An Untamed Land, the Romance Writers of American Golden Heart for Song of Laughter, and the 2014 Romantic Times Career Achievement award for Inspirational Fiction.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

The Carlsons settle into their new lives in Minnesota in Snelling's strong third Under Northern Skies novel (after A Breath of Hope). In 1910, Nilda Carlson, who immigrated to America from Norway, begins assisting the wealthy Mrs. Schoenleber, who needs help managing a large estate and packed social calender, in the town of Blackduck. Nilda's job takes her from her family for days at a time but opens the door to high society. That society includes Dreng Nygaard, a young man who accosted Nilda back in Norway and who promises revenge on her for his being sent to America as punishment. Nilda refuses to be scared by Dreng, and Snelling affectingly portrays the emotional toil such abuse has on Nilda. When the suddenly repentant Dreng apologizes, the community counsels Nilda to accept and believe him against her own judgment. She gives him another chance to redeem himself in her eyes, but he attempts to rape her when she leaves her house alone. Nilsa's fight against Dreng emerges as an instructive, emotional study of how a church community deals with the fallout of sexual harassment and abuse. With themes that have contemporary resonance, Snelling's powerful historical drama will appeal to inspirational readers of all types. (Nov.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.