<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Ingeborg Strand dreams more of becoming a midwife than of finding a husband--until she meets university student Nils Aarvidson. Could Nils be the man God intends her to marry, or is He leading her toward an entirely different path?<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The Long-Awaited Prequel to the RED RIVER OF THE NORTH Series<br/><br/>Twenty-year-old Ingeborg Strand is certain she is destined to be an old maid. She's had several suitors but none she deemed worthy of spending her life with. That is, until she meets a university student from Oslo, and feelings stronger than friendship begin to develop between them. But tragedy strikes, and the future begins to look bleaker than ever.<br/><br/>Grief settles heavily over Ingeborg, and her mother suggests that she leave Norway and start afresh in America, as so many others have done before her. But how will she accomplish that with little money and no one to accompany her?<br/><br/>It isn't long before she meets Roald Bjorklund, a widower who has been planning to go to America for some time, lured by the promise of free land. He's a good man, a hard-working man--and he has a young son who desperately needs a mother. He's clearly interested in Ingeborg, but is he the answer to her prayers? And what about love? This isn't how she's always imagined it.<br/><br/>Ingeborg Strand has a heartrending decision to make...<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><b>The Long-Awaited Prequel to the </b><b>Red River of the North</b><b> Series</b> <br/><b><br/></b>Twenty-year-old Ingeborg Strand is certain she is destined to be an old maid. It's not that she's lacked suitors, but now she no longer can have the one she loved. <br/><br/>With the future looking bleak, her mother suggests that she leave Norway and start afresh in America, as so many others have done before her. But how will she accomplish that with little money and no one to accompany her?<br/><br/>Roald Bjorklund is a widower who has been planning to go to America, lured by the promise of free land. He's a good man, a hard-working man--with a young son who desperately needs a mother. Ingeborg can tell Roald is interested in her, but what about love? This isn't how she's always imagined it.<br/><br/>Ingeborg Strand has a heartrending decision to make...<br/><br/>"A wonderful prequel to the Red River of the North series with carefully thought-out characters... Snelling brings to life Ingeborg in her 20s and answers many questions for readers."<i> --RT Book Reviews<br/></i><br/>"This faith-based novel of a strong woman made even stronger by surviving a tragedy will appeal to a broad audience." --<i>Booklist</i><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Lauraine Snelling is the award-winning author of over 60 books, fiction and nonfiction, for adults and young adults. Her books have sold over 2 million copies. Besides writing books and articles, she teaches at writers' conferences across the country. She and her husband make their home in Tehachapi, California. Learn more at <br/>www.laurainesnelling.com.
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