A Home For Susannah

by Carol Harrison

Barb never wanted to follow family traditions and move from the city into the small town home, three previous generations of her folks had lived in. Months after her reluctant change of address, she discovers a rough, old, wooden box stuck in the recesses of the attic. The contents pull her into the past as she discovers her great-grandparents’ love story. as they homesteaded in the Territories. Can learning about the past, with its stories of courage, hardship, and determination help her heal in the present?

171 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 2, 2020

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Reviews

[Jeanette C. Montgomery · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Home for Susannah will make you smile, laugh, and cry - sometimes all within one chapter. Carol Harrison has done her research using historically accurate detail for the immigration of settlers to the the Saskatchewan prairies from the United States that took place in the late 19th and early 20th century. The homesteaders faced many difficulties and dangers that we can hardly imagine coping with today. The reader can escape from reality as does one of the main characters, Barb, while reading her great-grandmother's diaries. This book is an excellent read.

[Ruth · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very enjoyable read. I read it in almost one sitting. Susanna was a strong young woman who loved and trusted God through difficult and devastating circumstances. She was able to keep a valuable journal throughout that time which provided the reader with her own thoughts and struggles that she was not able to share in any other way. It reinforces my strong belief in keeping a journal for the generations to follow.

[Christine Goodnough · Rating 4 out of 5]

A realistic account of homesteading in central Saskatchewan circa 1900. Immigrants living in a soddy, breaking the new land, with hopes and dreams for the future.
This story reads like creative non-fiction, with very detailed diaries of the writer's ancestors coupled with the imagination of Barb, the great-granddaughter who discovers and gets lost in them.
With small pages, large font size and more than usual space between lines, this is a good book for someone with vision issues.

[Taryn Spearey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved seeing 2 timelines in this! Carol did such a good job with this book.