What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

Hi! When I was a child in the 1970s, I used to take this book out of the library a lot. It was about a bride (possibly mail-order) in Alaska in the 19th or early 20th century. I think on the cover, there was an illustration of the bride walking toward a lake or something. You could only see the back of her head, and I think she had red hair. I can't remember if she was wearing a bridal veil but she might have been. This was a hardcover book.

The thing that brought this to my mind was getting a Kindle offer for "Mrs. Mike" by Benedict and Nancy Freedman. I went to my local library and looked at MM and I am pretty sure it is not that book.

I'm sorry--I don't remember anything about the plot.

Tisha: The Wonderful True Love Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaskan Wilderness by Robert Specht?

Sandra wrote: "Hi! When I was a child in the 1970s, I used to take this book out of the library a lot. It was about a bride (possibly mail-order) in Alaska in the 19th or early 20th century. I think on the cover,..."


The book you describe above has brought back memories of a book I read set during the same era.
All I can remember is that the newlywed disobeys her husband's firm order not to go sailing on the lake that day as she usually does. She goes ahead and sails anyway and is almost killed in a violent storm.
Does this ring any bells for you?

I'm not sure if that's it. I did find a picture of the cover with a redhead on it,but it's not the cover I remember.

Kris wrote: "Tisha: The Wonderful True Love Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaskan Wilderness by Robert Specht?"

Hmmm...not really. I don't know why I can't remember anything from the book itself. My great memory is joked about in our family, that I never forget anything! Maybe it will come back to me in bits and pieces.


Laurie wrote: "Sandra wrote: "Hi! When I was a child in the 1970s, I used to take this book out of the library a lot. It was about a bride (possibly mail-order) in Alaska in the 19th or early 20th century. I thin..."

How about this cover of Tisha: The Wonderful True Love Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaskan Wilderness?

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I...

No, sorry.

The cover had the girl either in 1/4 profile or just the back of her head. As if she were walking away from the artist.

This might be Mrs. Mike by Benedict and Nancy Freedman. Mrs. Mike

Sorry, I tried to delete the previous post when I read the OP more carefully, but I guess it didn't work.

That's OK. :)

Pamela wrote: "Sorry, I tried to delete the previous post when I read the OP more carefully, but I guess it didn't work."

I'm going to throw this in, The King's Daughter first published 1974. It takes place in Canada, there is a boating accident, but not a storm. The man she marries has two children.

Sorry, no. It takes place in the 19th or early 20th century.

Aaack. I am intrigued, too. I read "Tisha" several ++ times over the years and loved it, especially because it was about real people and places, and of course, because I love Alaska stories. Now, I want to find out what story you are looking for because it sounds like something I would love to read also. Hope you solve the mystery!

Got to be Love is Forever by Margaret E. Bell. Cover matches and the review mentions how she gets caught in a storm.

I am sure that's it!!
Thank you so much!

How do I mark as Solved?


Rainbowheart wrote: "Got to be Love is Forever by Margaret E. Bell. Cover matches and the review mentions how she gets caught in a storm."

Yay! I have already reserved on my library list. Thank you!!

You're welcome! Glad I could help out. :)

Rainbowheart wrote: "Got to be Love is Forever by Margaret E. Bell. Cover matches and the review mentions how she gets caught in a storm."


That's the one I've been trying to remember too. I barely remembered the author had 3 names and that the last name was Bell. I kept looking for books by Marguerite Bell and couldn't find anything.
Can't wait to order the book and read it again. :D