Falling Forward: A Woman's Journey West (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780578701578)

WINNER 2021 Colorado Authors League HISTORICAL FICTION AWARD

How far will she follow her dreams?
Ohio farm country, 1897. Louisa, the spirited eldest daughter of Herzig and Clara Steinbacher, has her whole life ahead of her. She is seventeen, and dreams of the "outside world" beyond her doorstep. But when Clara dies in childbirth, Louisa is suddenly thrust into adulthood-with the burden of her mother's responsibilities...and the care of her younger siblings. The only world she has ever known closes around her.

Then Herzig, an elder in their strict Mennonite community, hires young, handsome Thomas to help on the farm. Thomas is hardworking, honest...and not of the Faith. But Louisa can't hide her growing feelings for him. Her choices set in motion a transformation she never expected. But at what cost?

Author: Pat Benedict Jurgens
ISBN-10: 057870157X
ISBN-13: 9780578701578
Publisher: Purple Pine Publishing
Language: English
Published: 10/19/2020
Pages: 326
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.73d

Review Citation(s):
BlueInk Review 01/25/2021