I don’t think I’ve ever read a book similar to The Frontiersman’s Daughter by Laura Frantz.  It’s full of interesting characters as well as facts about early American life.  Instead of telling about pioneers traveling it tells about pioneers living and working to survive amidst Indians, clan grudges, a pox epidemic, and more.

The heroine Lael Click seems like a real person.  She’s not perfect, but she has a loving heart and tries to do right.  I rejoiced when she…well, I think that would be telling too much.  Especially for this book I don’t want to tell you what happens; I want to keep you guessing as long as I was.

There is quite a range of characters, but my favorite is the doctor that brings knowledge of physical and spiritual healing.

It’s a good read.  It just has an unreal cover.  Her hair is a major part of the story, but I can’t see a frontier girl having hair like that. [Read more...]