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The Lost Wife
by Susanna Moore
It is 1855 and Sarah is struggling. She abandons her abusive husband and leaves her child to make a better life for herself. She quickly remarries to a physician and has two children. Her husband is the doctor at an Indian Agency on the Yellow Medicine River. As one of the earliest settlers to the area Sarah makes friends with the local Sioux woman and slowly and carefully learns their language. When the uprising of the Sioux in 1862, Sarah and her two children are taken captive by Sioux warriors. Surprisingly they are kept safe and are rescued by federal troops after several weeks.
Wow. This book has left me stunned. It was so interesting and powerful. I loved the format – it was a nice break from the traditional. It was done in more of a journal type format. With that being said the book did lack some flow of a traditional type of book, as it was rather choppy jumping around. I will say it worked for me, but I have read some reviews and others didn’t like that. I enjoyed Sarah’s character, and you really got a sense of what it was like during this time. She sacrificed so much for her survival, and she had so much strength. I wasn’t a fan of how it ended, it felt like it came out of left field for me, and I struggled. I was a big fan that this was drawn from a true story, that added so much to my enjoyment.
Overall, I think this is worth the read. I am rounding to 4 stars for this one.
Thank you so much to @aaknopf for sending me this book in exchange for an honest review.
Wow. This book has left me stunned. It was so interesting and powerful. I loved the format – it was a nice break from the traditional. It was done in more of a journal type format. With that being said the book did lack some flow of a traditional type of book, as it was rather choppy jumping around. I will say it worked for me, but I have read some reviews and others didn’t like that. I enjoyed Sarah’s character, and you really got a sense of what it was like during this time. She sacrificed so much for her survival, and she had so much strength. I wasn’t a fan of how it ended, it felt like it came out of left field for me, and I struggled. I was a big fan that this was drawn from a true story, that added so much to my enjoyment.
Overall, I think this is worth the read. I am rounding to 4 stars for this one.
Thank you so much to @aaknopf for sending me this book in exchange for an honest review.