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The Heirs of Southbridge
When tragedy strikes Southbridge plantation, young Clayton and his brother, Travis, are forced from the only home they've ever known. Fleeing the drunken rage of their grandfather, with bounty hunters and horse thieves thick on their trail, the boys and their father try to eke out a lonely life as fugitives and cowboys. As Clayton nears adulthood, his greatest desire is for a strong and stable family, but his father's death and his brother's departure leave him more alone than ever. Seeking for roots, Clayton visits Southbridge en route to college and kneels on his mother's grave, only to be accosted by a gun-wielding girl named Lucy, whose father will stop at nothing to make the plantation his own. Can Clayton realize his deepest desires of marryng the woman he loves, having a family, and reclaiming the plantation that is his rightful heritage?
198 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2012
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March 10, 2012
What can I say about myown book except I hope others like it too.
April 13, 2012
Overall, a good book. However, I found myself wondering at several points, "I don't understand what this has to do with the storyline..." For instance, there are several chapters where Clayton randomly goes off after a gang of train robbers. Later, the banker in Kansas tells Clayton that because he's now a "hero" it will help him to strengthen his claim to the plantation. I thought, "Okay, this is why he had to go after them."
BUT...it didn't even get brought up in the courtroom! So...basically a waste of several chapters and just a way to increase the page count of the book.
I also found it kind of hard to believe that Clayton was suddenly in love with Lucy after 5 years of not talking to, or seeing her, and the only interaction they'd had before was brief. O_o
Travis's story as a horse rancher in Montana sounds like it would have been a more interesting story than this one. Maybe that will be a sequel??
BUT...it didn't even get brought up in the courtroom! So...basically a waste of several chapters and just a way to increase the page count of the book.
I also found it kind of hard to believe that Clayton was suddenly in love with Lucy after 5 years of not talking to, or seeing her, and the only interaction they'd had before was brief. O_o
Travis's story as a horse rancher in Montana sounds like it would have been a more interesting story than this one. Maybe that will be a sequel??
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September 19, 2015
Wow. What a horrible book. This was so painful to get through. I haven't read one of Jennie Hansen's book in a long while, so this one is either really off the mark from her normal standard of writing... or maybe it's the same as her other books and I have just forgotten... or maybe my tastes in books have changed/improved since reading one of her other books (not completely unlikely, I mean I used to like Anita Stansfield... uggh! my excuse for that failing is that I was in junior high and didn't know any better). But back to this book...
I just could not connect with the characters. We were constantly jumping back and forth between Lucy and Clayton (main characters), and jumping forward every few years or months. The "big" conflict was that Clayton might not get Southbridge plantation which was rightfully his but seriously, I could have cared less. And then Lucy and Clayton get together in the end? Obviously they were going to but it was hard to believe because there was no chemistry or anything.
Plus one minor side note: On the back cover of the book it says this - "Seeking for roots, Clayton visits Southbridge en route to college and kneels on his mother's grave, only to be accosted by a gun-wielding girl named Lucy, whose father will stop at nothing to make the plantation his own." Um... actually it's not Lucy's father who will stop at nothing to make the plantation his own. Not really. He dies. It's someone else. It is a huge pet peeve of mine when the description of the book is misleading, let alone completely wrong like that. Did the person who wrote the description even read the book? Sorry for the rant but that really bugs me. A lot.
Final Sum-up: don't waste your time reading this book. Not worth it. If you need a book to read and you are desperate - still don't read this book. I wish I had known that before I read it.
I just could not connect with the characters. We were constantly jumping back and forth between Lucy and Clayton (main characters), and jumping forward every few years or months. The "big" conflict was that Clayton might not get Southbridge plantation which was rightfully his but seriously, I could have cared less. And then Lucy and Clayton get together in the end? Obviously they were going to but it was hard to believe because there was no chemistry or anything.
Plus one minor side note: On the back cover of the book it says this - "Seeking for roots, Clayton visits Southbridge en route to college and kneels on his mother's grave, only to be accosted by a gun-wielding girl named Lucy, whose father will stop at nothing to make the plantation his own." Um... actually it's not Lucy's father who will stop at nothing to make the plantation his own. Not really. He dies. It's someone else. It is a huge pet peeve of mine when the description of the book is misleading, let alone completely wrong like that. Did the person who wrote the description even read the book? Sorry for the rant but that really bugs me. A lot.
Final Sum-up: don't waste your time reading this book. Not worth it. If you need a book to read and you are desperate - still don't read this book. I wish I had known that before I read it.
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June 8, 2012
Good story!!
A father takes his two boys and 'runs away' from his father in law after the death of his wife. He never did get along with his father in law to begin with, and since his Kathryn died, it has become impossible.
Years later, after his own death, the two boys, Clayton and Travis part ways to seek their own lives and fortunes. Clayton returns to the plantation he left as a youth and discovers his grandfather had named Clayton as his heir. Since his grandfather has also passed on, the plantation is now Claytons. However, Clayton dreams of attending college in Boston. So, he hires the man who was staying at the plantation (claiming kinship to Clayton's grandfather) to run the plantation while he is at college. Four years later, Clayton has not only finished college, but he has tracked and stopped a band of robbers in the process. When he arrives home, he finds that the young girl who lived there with her parents has grown up and he is quite taken with her. However, there is another man who claims to be heir to the plantation. Blackmail, murder, and robbery seem to abound while Clayton struggles to gain control and rightful ownership of the plantation.
A father takes his two boys and 'runs away' from his father in law after the death of his wife. He never did get along with his father in law to begin with, and since his Kathryn died, it has become impossible.
Years later, after his own death, the two boys, Clayton and Travis part ways to seek their own lives and fortunes. Clayton returns to the plantation he left as a youth and discovers his grandfather had named Clayton as his heir. Since his grandfather has also passed on, the plantation is now Claytons. However, Clayton dreams of attending college in Boston. So, he hires the man who was staying at the plantation (claiming kinship to Clayton's grandfather) to run the plantation while he is at college. Four years later, Clayton has not only finished college, but he has tracked and stopped a band of robbers in the process. When he arrives home, he finds that the young girl who lived there with her parents has grown up and he is quite taken with her. However, there is another man who claims to be heir to the plantation. Blackmail, murder, and robbery seem to abound while Clayton struggles to gain control and rightful ownership of the plantation.
April 15, 2012
Clayton, his younger brother, Travis, and his dad leave their grandfather's plantation in Alabama when his mother dies suddenly. They live life on the run for many years, finally ending up in Texas. Clayton has always wanted to formally go to school and decides to go to Boston for a college education, but stop by to see his grandfather before doing so and discovers that he has inherited the plantation...but someone else has made that claim.
I enjoyed the western-type stuff in the story, as well as southern stuff. Clayton became a man before his time and is very open-minded and thoughtful to the way his lives his life. He had a very brief encounter with a Mormon girl while at college and although she was shunned for her belief, he was very accepting and friendly.
The ending was very sweet, but I hope there's a follow-up book about Travis.
Content: some descriptions of shoot outs and gun/knife-related injuries.
I enjoyed the western-type stuff in the story, as well as southern stuff. Clayton became a man before his time and is very open-minded and thoughtful to the way his lives his life. He had a very brief encounter with a Mormon girl while at college and although she was shunned for her belief, he was very accepting and friendly.
The ending was very sweet, but I hope there's a follow-up book about Travis.
Content: some descriptions of shoot outs and gun/knife-related injuries.
January 6, 2016
This was not one of my favorite books by Hansen. It, of course, had no sex or swearing, which I appreciated, but it was just kind of boring. It was supposed to be about Clayton trying to get his grandfather's property, but it sure took a long time for him to finally decide to live there. First, he had to go to college, then he had to go kill some bank robbers, and then he was going to see his brother. It just didn't seem like he was really interested in the land until someone else tried to steal it from him. Plus, the love story at the end was kind of unbelievable. Clayton was madly in love with a Mormon girl at first. Then decided he didn't really love her. So then he fell madly in love with Lucy, who he had only seen a few times.
Was just an okay book.
Was just an okay book.
August 13, 2013
This book was boring. I usually enjoy historical fiction, but not this time. I kept reading hoping it would get better. It didn't. The plot didn't seem to tie together, and I didn't feel a connection with any of the characters. This is the first book I read by this author. I might pick up another by her when I run out of other books to read to see if all her books are this boring to me. I was disappointed.
April 4, 2012
A great LDS fiction read. Full of everything you come to expect from Jennie Hansen. I loved the mixture of western and southern. I hope we get another book with brother Travis as the lead man. :)
April 24, 2012
Fabulous read with romance, family feuds, cattle drives, and finding your place in the world decisions. This book has it all and will keep you following till the end.
Clayton Telford and his brother, Travis lost their mother at a young age and lost their boyhood home shortly after. They fled with their father, Gavin and the horses that their mother gave them, their wagon, and pulling horses and the stallion that threw their mother to her death. Their grandfather, Desmond Southbridge, never did like his son-in-law because he was a uneducated Yankee and he wanted more for his only child, Kathryn. Gavin was even responsible for the Southbridge plantation staying in the family by paying the back taxes and keeping it from being torched after the war, but Desmond didn't ever recognize Gavin's efforts. When Desmond was trying to carry out his threat to kill the horse that took the life of this daughter, the time had come to go. Desmond tried to recover his grandson's, but Gavin kept them safe. They lived the life of nomads, traveling from ranch to ranch doing small jobs and then doing cattle drives with Mr. Sorenson.
On the last drive, Gavin died, leaving the boys, Clayton at 19 to decide their future. Travis wanted to go with Mr. Sorenson and help start a ranch, bringing his horses with him and Clayton wanted to go after the education in Boston he'd always dreamed of. Both boys went separate directions.Clayton stopped at his childhood home in Kansas and found his grandfather had died and a new family was living in the big mansion...Elliot, his wife and daughter Lucy. They weren't real blood relatives of Desmond, but figured that it was better to keep the plantation away from carpetbaggers until the rightful heir came along. They strike up an agreement for Clayton to go to his 4 years of college and have Elliot oversee the plantation runnings. Elliot who has a disabling disease can't walk and most of the work is left to Lucy and Lucas(the former loyal slave of Desmond). Lucas hires on his sons to help with the upkeep.
All goes well, Clayton learn much and meets Arthur, his roommate, and Lavinia, a schoolmate and Mormon who he thinks he might want to marry, but finds the better fit somewhere else. On his way back home, his train is robbed, he kills the robber, but is shot. While recuperating, Elliot dies and a fraudulent claim is made on the plantation, one that is forcing Lucy to marry to secure. Clayton's strong sense to protect forces him to go after the gang of robbers. Lucy can't reach Clayton, but he does get a letter and a bank friend, Mr. Long helps with getting the property back. Their is a little revenge planned along with a surprise proposal from Clayton to Lucy. The hope there is a sequel to show what happens with Travis in Utah and if he meets Lavinia.
Clayton Telford and his brother, Travis lost their mother at a young age and lost their boyhood home shortly after. They fled with their father, Gavin and the horses that their mother gave them, their wagon, and pulling horses and the stallion that threw their mother to her death. Their grandfather, Desmond Southbridge, never did like his son-in-law because he was a uneducated Yankee and he wanted more for his only child, Kathryn. Gavin was even responsible for the Southbridge plantation staying in the family by paying the back taxes and keeping it from being torched after the war, but Desmond didn't ever recognize Gavin's efforts. When Desmond was trying to carry out his threat to kill the horse that took the life of this daughter, the time had come to go. Desmond tried to recover his grandson's, but Gavin kept them safe. They lived the life of nomads, traveling from ranch to ranch doing small jobs and then doing cattle drives with Mr. Sorenson.
On the last drive, Gavin died, leaving the boys, Clayton at 19 to decide their future. Travis wanted to go with Mr. Sorenson and help start a ranch, bringing his horses with him and Clayton wanted to go after the education in Boston he'd always dreamed of. Both boys went separate directions.Clayton stopped at his childhood home in Kansas and found his grandfather had died and a new family was living in the big mansion...Elliot, his wife and daughter Lucy. They weren't real blood relatives of Desmond, but figured that it was better to keep the plantation away from carpetbaggers until the rightful heir came along. They strike up an agreement for Clayton to go to his 4 years of college and have Elliot oversee the plantation runnings. Elliot who has a disabling disease can't walk and most of the work is left to Lucy and Lucas(the former loyal slave of Desmond). Lucas hires on his sons to help with the upkeep.
All goes well, Clayton learn much and meets Arthur, his roommate, and Lavinia, a schoolmate and Mormon who he thinks he might want to marry, but finds the better fit somewhere else. On his way back home, his train is robbed, he kills the robber, but is shot. While recuperating, Elliot dies and a fraudulent claim is made on the plantation, one that is forcing Lucy to marry to secure. Clayton's strong sense to protect forces him to go after the gang of robbers. Lucy can't reach Clayton, but he does get a letter and a bank friend, Mr. Long helps with getting the property back. Their is a little revenge planned along with a surprise proposal from Clayton to Lucy. The hope there is a sequel to show what happens with Travis in Utah and if he meets Lavinia.
August 5, 2013
Amazon Overview: When tragedy strikes Southbridge plantation, young Clayton and his brother, Travis, are forced from the only home they’ve ever known. Fleeing the drunken rage of their grandfather, with bounty hunters and horse thieves thick on their trail, the boys and their father try to eke out a lonely life as fugitives and cowboys. As Clayton nears adulthood, his greatest desire is for a strong and stable family, but his father’s death and his brother’s departure leave him more alone than ever. Seeking for roots, Clayton visits Southbridge en route to college and kneels on his mother’s grave, only to be accosted by a gun-wielding girl named Lucy, whose father will stop at nothing to make the plantation his own. Can Clayton realize his deepest desires of marrying the woman he loves, having a family, and reclaiming the plantation that is his rightful heritage?
My Review: This is one I find difficult to add much information to. There was so much injustice but then that is the way things have always gone for many in life. One just does what one can to flourish ad survive.
This begins a strange and slightly unpredictable friendship between Clayton and Lucy. About the time one thinks the story is about to end it "picks up" in a different direction. Does the conflicts ever really get resolved? This is a question I considered most of the way through the book.
Jenny Hansen is an amazing author, yet I feel this wasn't one of her best works. I say that only because the ending was weak and unsettling. I am sure this is because it is the beginning of a series, but even then, she usually ends strong.
I still feel good in giving this a strong Four Stars rating.
My Review: This is one I find difficult to add much information to. There was so much injustice but then that is the way things have always gone for many in life. One just does what one can to flourish ad survive.
This begins a strange and slightly unpredictable friendship between Clayton and Lucy. About the time one thinks the story is about to end it "picks up" in a different direction. Does the conflicts ever really get resolved? This is a question I considered most of the way through the book.
Jenny Hansen is an amazing author, yet I feel this wasn't one of her best works. I say that only because the ending was weak and unsettling. I am sure this is because it is the beginning of a series, but even then, she usually ends strong.
I still feel good in giving this a strong Four Stars rating.
October 7, 2016
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The Heirs of Southbridge
Jennie Hansen
198 pages
The Heirs of Southridge is a historical fiction book that Jennie Hansen wrote, She is a LDS author who has written many great books. This book is great for those who enjoy the southern style book that is also historical fiction. Jennie’s books are historical but not a boring book, it is nothing like reading a history book thank goodness. This book is a story of heartache, trials and
tribulations,finally love and friendship. Jennie the author of this book has a great way of adding detail and painting a great picture, but she does not go on and on in detail to the point of boredom. Instead she keeps it alive and interesting.
Jennie has created great characters. These characters include Clayton, He is a brave and smart young man, His brother Travis as as loyal as a dog to his owner, there father Gavin is a strong willed man, finally a girl named Lucy is a beautiful young lady but don't let that fool you she is very strong as well as brave. Clayton and his family is kicked out when Travis is of age he has to choose between family land or education. Whatever he chooses could make or break his life. This book has the characters make very important decision and not so important decisions.
This book is placed in the historical south, has caught my attention to the point if where I couldn't put the book down. Wholesome book, detailed, great characters, and finally the hard and easy decisions.
The Heirs of Southbridge
Jennie Hansen
198 pages
The Heirs of Southridge is a historical fiction book that Jennie Hansen wrote, She is a LDS author who has written many great books. This book is great for those who enjoy the southern style book that is also historical fiction. Jennie’s books are historical but not a boring book, it is nothing like reading a history book thank goodness. This book is a story of heartache, trials and
tribulations,finally love and friendship. Jennie the author of this book has a great way of adding detail and painting a great picture, but she does not go on and on in detail to the point of boredom. Instead she keeps it alive and interesting.
Jennie has created great characters. These characters include Clayton, He is a brave and smart young man, His brother Travis as as loyal as a dog to his owner, there father Gavin is a strong willed man, finally a girl named Lucy is a beautiful young lady but don't let that fool you she is very strong as well as brave. Clayton and his family is kicked out when Travis is of age he has to choose between family land or education. Whatever he chooses could make or break his life. This book has the characters make very important decision and not so important decisions.
This book is placed in the historical south, has caught my attention to the point if where I couldn't put the book down. Wholesome book, detailed, great characters, and finally the hard and easy decisions.
August 8, 2016
The story of this book was too scattered and I felt many parts of the story were unnecessary. The romance was unbelievable as well, too sudden and based on nothing but seeing each other. Clayton only saw Lucy in the courtroom, had not even spoken a word to or with her before he decided that he wanted to marry her...this does not or should not happen in real life. He was so dramatic that if he lost this woman (he didn't even know) he would have no purpose in life anymore...what? He seemed like such as strong character until this point. I think the "hopelessly in love" couple only spoke 3 sentences to each other that we could read, the rest was implied or not happening at all. I also felt the summary on the back of the book is misleading; Lucy's father is not doing "everything in his power to make Southbridge his own"! It made no sense to have the summary set you up for one story when it was clearly something else. It felt like we actually spent more time away from Southbridge than actually there. There was no need to bring in the LDS girl from college and no need to even explain most of his college and gun fights as it had no bearing on his inheriting Southbridge or relationship with Lucy.
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October 20, 2016
I liked the overall idea of the story but felt it needed better writing. Their were subplots that got a lot of attention, but I couldn't understand why, and the main plot was often skimmed over. (Lots of time taken on school, chasing the bank robbers, etc. but not really seeing the application to the story or a lot of character development there. Next to no time taken on his relationship with Lucy and regaining the plantation. ) Also didn't really understand why the "Mormon girl" from "Utah" was so important (emphasis seemed to be given to those two points but nothing more came of it) and why Travis kept being brought up but never reentered the story. Also must agree that the description on the back does NOT match the actual story. I feel like many of these problems should have been handled by better editing.
Overall I really wanted to like the book, but came away feeling disappointed.
Overall I really wanted to like the book, but came away feeling disappointed.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 14, 2015
I liked it, but it seemed like the "love story" part of the story just kindof got squeezed in at the end. The characters just didn't even have the time to get to know one another enough to be so madly in love that it wasn't realistic. Maybe if they'd had more interaction throughout the book on his visits back to Southbridge or something?...I felt like there was a lot of time spent with his schooling years...and then that went nowhere...what was even the point of him meeting the girl that he connected with at school?...And, I was disappointed that he never even reconnected with his brother.
March 11, 2012
I would give it 3.5 stars.A story set in the south with horses and robbers and romance thrown in the mix. At the beginning of the book a father and two sons Clayton and Travis must flee from Southbridge plantation. The boys and their father roam the country working as ranch hands and cattlemen to earn a living. Clayton longs to go to school in Boston and on his way he stops at Southbridge plantation where he learns he is now heir. Clayton has to come to a decision of going to school or staying to run the plantation of Southbridge.
November 20, 2012
Not great. If seemed overly cheesy and not well developed. I listened to the audio version while cleaning today. UGG! Not a fabulous reader. He got even worse once the women came into the story. Horrible "accents" that he voiced for the main characters. I probably would have given this one star. However, since I felt that the reader hindered the effect of the story - I'm rounding to two. I probably wouldn't have finished, but I was still cleaning and didn't want to take time to switch to another story.
March 7, 2013
I found this book an o.k. book. I enjoyed it somewhat, but never got to where I could not put it down. One thing I did like about it was a lot of it was southern, set in the Alabama. It told a lot about a father and his 2 sons traveling and working all over the country as they escaped the plantation where they had lived until the wife & mother of them died. Her Father ran them off. However, he did leave one of his grandsons Southbridge the plantation. The story finally got to the boy coming back to claim his property and how others had been trying to steal it from him.
April 4, 2013
I would give this book 3.5 stars, it was a good read it just had a bit too much in some places and not enough in others. I did love the storyline and got really caught up in the western aspect of it all. I was happy to see the love two brothers, Clayton and Travis had for each other and how they each looked after one another in their own ways. I was a little nervous for Clayton when it came time to choose his wife and hoping he made the right choice; he did in my opinion! A good leisurely read in my opinion!
December 12, 2013
A little without substance but then what can I expect from a $6 book from a basically unknown author. It was a light little story. I admit to being disappointed that it didn't go on to say that Clayton and Lucy had joined the church or even alluded to that fact. He met a Mormon girl and that was that, nothing else. I also would have liked to see Travis come back into the scene and be a part of it all. The ending wasn't well thought out and came too abruptly. Of course you knew all along what would transpire in the end. No surprises.
March 12, 2014
Jennie Hansen creates an engaging tale of love for land, freedom and family. In The Heirs of Southbridge follows Clayton flees his home plantation with his father and younger brother west where they become adventuresome cowboys. Years later Clayton returns to the Southbridge plantation to claim his inheritance, and is confronted by a bare-footed gun wielding girl, Lucy. The reader follows Clayton to school in Boston, through train robberies, and battles to wrest his rightful property for unscrupulous fiends as he searches for a way to have a family and find a woman who he can love.
August 11, 2015
This book disappointed me. I have loved Jennie Hansen's books but this one bounced all over the place and there were multiple times when I did not know what was going on. Lucy felt older at the beginning than she was and I was thrown off when it said that she was a child.
The early parts with Clayton, Travis, and their dad out in the west felt super rushed.
The whole book just felt rushed and there were a few parts where I couldn't help but wonder why that part was even in the book. Those included Clayton chasing the train robbers and him liking the Mormon girl.
The early parts with Clayton, Travis, and their dad out in the west felt super rushed.
The whole book just felt rushed and there were a few parts where I couldn't help but wonder why that part was even in the book. Those included Clayton chasing the train robbers and him liking the Mormon girl.
August 10, 2012
This story was all over the place..I did not care for her writing style..it was like she had all these ideas that she wanted to write about and mushed them together to form a story....Really Lame..I know I know what do you expect from these kinds of books....sometimes the cheesy books are good and fun to read but I'm finding the books that I've picked up from Deseret Book lately are really quite Dumb and disappointing :(
May 26, 2012
This book was a little scattered in the beginning establishing the story line and getting to know the characters, but hooked you once it got going. I really like the book and the time setting of the old south after the Civil war with the challenges that came after a war. It was a very easy read once it got going and I am sure there will be a sequel or a series of books that I will for sure pick up when they come out.
August 14, 2019
I have liked other Jennie Hansen books I've read, but not so much this one. This one started out quite well, with lots of promise, but the last third of it turned into a bit of a stupid book for me. Kinda cool story, a bit predictable, strange character development, and quite melodramatic in a kind of goofy way. That was just my reaction. I guess I like my characters to have more purpose and substance to them.
June 4, 2012
I actually give this book 3 1/2 stars. I was expecting a romance, and there was a little of that. But, it was more cowboy/western book than I expected. When the romance happened, it was unrealistic because there really wasn't much leading up to it. Still, the characters were great and I did like the adventure.
June 11, 2012
This was a great read. I was unable to put it down which ended up with me staying up half the night just to finish it so I could find our what was going to happen.
The story had a good flow and I could keep track of the plot easily. You could determine what was going on and the number of characters was not overwhelming. Would recommend this book to anyone that loves historical fiction.
The story had a good flow and I could keep track of the plot easily. You could determine what was going on and the number of characters was not overwhelming. Would recommend this book to anyone that loves historical fiction.
May 14, 2012
"The Heirs of Southbridge” will transport readers right into the past and stir powerful emotions through the tragedies and triumphs of the family. A read that is action-packed and will have the reader wanting to jump into the book with the characters. Hearts will feel a tinge at the loneliness of Clayton and his yearning for family.
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June 12, 2012
The storyline was okay. I don't think that the writings of Jennie Hansen are near as good as other authors. Sometimes the storyline jumps around and is too choppy. It feels amateurish. I have read books that she had writtern many years ago and thought that with time it would improve, but I don't see that it has. Hopefully, Ms Hansen's writing will improve with more time.
December 27, 2013
This is the first of Jenny's books that I have actually read. All of her other books Sally and I have listened to on CD's while traveling. I enjoyed this book. It is definitely a different type of story than I normally read. SHe is a gifted writer and her stories are always very interesting. It feels like a sequel will be coming to this book. It kind of leaves you hanging at the end.
July 8, 2014
This was about two boys and their dad that had to leave their home and go west to protect themselves from their grandfather killing them. After 8 years, the one boy goes to school in Boston and wants to take back the plantation that his grandfather owned. I didn't think it was written very well, not up to Jennie Hansen's best.
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