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A Life Once Dreamed by Rachel Fordham
4.0
Thank you to Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group, for sending me this book to review.
South Dakota Territory 1880 is our setting and time period. Agnes Pratt is the single school teacher who in her6 years of teaching in the town of Penance has the respect of her students and is seen as a valuable community member. Many in the town wonder if Aggie will end up a spinster as she’s shown no interest in courting any of the single miners who live in her town. Enter the new doctor- James Harris. He like Aggie came from East coast high society to be the new doctor in town. It is no coincidence that they both came from the same home town, Buffalo New York, in fact they grew up neighbors, childhood friends, and that led to James asking Aggie to marry him 6 years ago.
She disappeared after telling James she couldn’t marry him. No reason is given and for many years James is at a loss for the reason why she left him. The twist/reason why was a good one that I didn’t see coming.
I really enjoyed this book, the characters, and where the story went.
South Dakota Territory 1880 is our setting and time period. Agnes Pratt is the single school teacher who in her6 years of teaching in the town of Penance has the respect of her students and is seen as a valuable community member. Many in the town wonder if Aggie will end up a spinster as she’s shown no interest in courting any of the single miners who live in her town. Enter the new doctor- James Harris. He like Aggie came from East coast high society to be the new doctor in town. It is no coincidence that they both came from the same home town, Buffalo New York, in fact they grew up neighbors, childhood friends, and that led to James asking Aggie to marry him 6 years ago.
She disappeared after telling James she couldn’t marry him. No reason is given and for many years James is at a loss for the reason why she left him. The twist/reason why was a good one that I didn’t see coming.
I really enjoyed this book, the characters, and where the story went.