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Eden on the Frontier
A time of new beginnings brings out the best and worst in any family.
Spring 1772 on the colonial Pennsylvania frontier. Eden Anna Blair, age seventeen, travels with her family of Scots-Irish pioneers via packhorses to search for land near the Forks of the Ohio. A ten-day walk in a long caravan of farmers and traders can test anyone’s mettle.
During the trek, Eden finds friendship with three impressive young men. Daniel and Donovan Briggs are brothers who labor as tree cutters and proudly push a cart of their own tools. Solomon Redding, educated but poor, is headed to a plantation where he’ll tutor a rich family’s sons.
It will be at least a year before Eden is free to marry anyone. As oldest daughter, her family needs her help while they buy land and build a cabin. Eden is confident she can face any hardship but the heady experience of falling in love.
Spring 1772 on the colonial Pennsylvania frontier. Eden Anna Blair, age seventeen, travels with her family of Scots-Irish pioneers via packhorses to search for land near the Forks of the Ohio. A ten-day walk in a long caravan of farmers and traders can test anyone’s mettle.
During the trek, Eden finds friendship with three impressive young men. Daniel and Donovan Briggs are brothers who labor as tree cutters and proudly push a cart of their own tools. Solomon Redding, educated but poor, is headed to a plantation where he’ll tutor a rich family’s sons.
It will be at least a year before Eden is free to marry anyone. As oldest daughter, her family needs her help while they buy land and build a cabin. Eden is confident she can face any hardship but the heady experience of falling in love.
229 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 10, 2017
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August 1, 2017
As I was reading Eden on the Frontier by Cheryle Williams I was so thankful that I live in this day and age. Just so there is no misunderstanding about what I'm going to say, I gave this book a whopping 5 star review!
Author Cheryle Williams story line was complete with just enough detail to immerse me into the time period of the 1770's, but still keep it fresh as a young adult book, with main character Eden Anna Blair struggling to help support her working class family.
Family loyalty was of the utmost importance, even making this relationship a pivotal point of survival. After extreme decisions were made, family disputes kept arising to hinder the marriage match that was decided upon by the head of the family.
The women of those days were treated as the lower class, but Eden was strong and her faithfulness and work ethics stood out as a shining star, but working class families and rich families knew their places in the order of life which lead to difficulties in getting along and trusting one another. Still, love blooms but at what cost? A wonderful novel that makes you fully understand hardships that we take for granted now days.
Author Cheryle Williams story line was complete with just enough detail to immerse me into the time period of the 1770's, but still keep it fresh as a young adult book, with main character Eden Anna Blair struggling to help support her working class family.
Family loyalty was of the utmost importance, even making this relationship a pivotal point of survival. After extreme decisions were made, family disputes kept arising to hinder the marriage match that was decided upon by the head of the family.
The women of those days were treated as the lower class, but Eden was strong and her faithfulness and work ethics stood out as a shining star, but working class families and rich families knew their places in the order of life which lead to difficulties in getting along and trusting one another. Still, love blooms but at what cost? A wonderful novel that makes you fully understand hardships that we take for granted now days.
April 5, 2019
Eden on the Frontier by Cheryle Williams was a good read with a great main character! I really liked Eden Anna Blair as she was a character who I could understand and feel for. I loved the way that the characters built relationships that felt real and not forced or fake.
September 26, 2018
Eden on the Frontier by Cheryle Williams is a great young adult book that was somewhat similar to Little House on the Prairie, while still being unique and not repetitive. I liked how the author stayed true to the time period while still giving the characters their own backgrounds and personalities. I particularly like Eden Anna Blair with her strong personality and yet she still had to face what many young women had to face in that time period.
September 9, 2017
YA historical romance fans of “Little House on the Prairie” will love “Eden on the Frontier”!
Read full review in the 2017 September issue of InD'tale Magazine.
Read full review in the 2017 September issue of InD'tale Magazine.
December 4, 2018
Set in the days before the American colonies were established and settled, in a time when every member of the family had to pull his or her own weight, this is one family`s story. The focus is on the eldest daughter, but through her eyes and events that happen to and around her, we experience life on the trail westward to build civilization.
Perfectly wonderful for the age group intended, as well as others who enjoy historical portrayals.
While life is difficult and challenging, and there are accidents, illness, greed and times of despair, sadness is not the only emotion coloring this novel. There is joy and hope and forgiveness. People must learn to accept and understand others, look for the good as they work together.
Slavery is a topic discussed, as well as women`s place in the family. While many follow along with traditional roles, there are others who show their strengths, intelligence and compassion.
The story line holds romance, of a sort, for Eden Anna, as she has to make choices about her future.
It is not totally about womens roles.
With an easy to read style, forward flowing prose, this novel was an enjoyable read as well as educational. It should make readers grateful for advantages they have today and encourage further study about our past.
Perfectly wonderful for the age group intended, as well as others who enjoy historical portrayals.
While life is difficult and challenging, and there are accidents, illness, greed and times of despair, sadness is not the only emotion coloring this novel. There is joy and hope and forgiveness. People must learn to accept and understand others, look for the good as they work together.
Slavery is a topic discussed, as well as women`s place in the family. While many follow along with traditional roles, there are others who show their strengths, intelligence and compassion.
The story line holds romance, of a sort, for Eden Anna, as she has to make choices about her future.
It is not totally about womens roles.
With an easy to read style, forward flowing prose, this novel was an enjoyable read as well as educational. It should make readers grateful for advantages they have today and encourage further study about our past.
July 7, 2017
A Scots-Irish family seeks a new beginning in 1772
In the years just before the American revolution, settlers of European descent began pouring across the Allegheny mountains into western Pennsylvania in search of cheap land. They found an area they could call home but the life in the backcountry wilderness held many challenges. This book tells how younger persons on the verge of adulthood adapted and struggled to build a life for themselves and find a place in this new .world.
In the years just before the American revolution, settlers of European descent began pouring across the Allegheny mountains into western Pennsylvania in search of cheap land. They found an area they could call home but the life in the backcountry wilderness held many challenges. This book tells how younger persons on the verge of adulthood adapted and struggled to build a life for themselves and find a place in this new .world.
October 10, 2018
I was given a copy of this book by Voracious Readers Only in return for my honest review.
I’ve always been a fan of the “ little house on the prairie” books so of course I was drawn to this title. I think the author did well to draw the reader into the feeling of the history of the time and what life was like and the struggles faced.
I really enjoyed this book 🙂
I’ve always been a fan of the “ little house on the prairie” books so of course I was drawn to this title. I think the author did well to draw the reader into the feeling of the history of the time and what life was like and the struggles faced.
I really enjoyed this book 🙂
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