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hannahklong's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Miscarriage
Minor: Suicide
stacyroth's review against another edition
emotional
slow-paced
3.25
Rose Hamilton finds herself drawn to an ad seeking a companion to escort a young boy to his family in Australia. Despite the protests of her family, friends, and fiancé, Rose applies for and accepts the position to escort five-year-old Walter, whom she quickly grows to love. When they arrive in Queensland, the cattle station home they had been told of is different than what Rose and Walter expected. Rose promises not to leave Walter until he is OK with her going. As Rose gets to know the others at the ranch, what if Walter isn’t the only reason Rose wants to stay?
Olivia Dowd did a nice job narrating this sweet story. The characters are well-developed and lovable despite their flaws, but the story was slow. I think the book could have been condensed without losing much of anything in the plot. Still, if you like heartwarming historical stories about love in all its forms, you may want to check this book out!
Many thanks to NetGalley for providing me an audio ARC of this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage
wherethewildreadsare's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Miscarriage
Minor: Racism and Racial slurs
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