Customer Reviews

With Hope

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This was my first Garlick book, but believe me, it will not be my last. I would have to put her up there with Nora Roberts! A beautiful story in a time when it would be very difficult to find anything beautiful. Yes, the story of the wife is very sad, but I really could not find fault with the husband, Tom. Very good summer reading!

This was the first I'd read of Garlock. I have since read many of her "western" based novels, but prefer this triology of the Great Depression years (which has been so popular a fourth book is shortly to be published). Not much has been written about this time, and it was nice to see Garlock move into a new time on the American Frontier.

I LOVED IT! Dorothy has a way of writing that absolutely brings the story to life. I could actually see what all the characters looked like and could picture the farm and the town in my mind. I love the relationship between Henry Ann and Tom, but I have to give it up to Aunt Dozie. She made me laugh everytime. I can't wait to read the next book "With Song". I also love the change of pace in this book from the usual western books she writes. Those are GREAT too! But this one really takes the cake! Thanks for the great reading Ms. Garlock...more...more...more

"With Hope" is the best book I have read in a long time. The newest best sellers have been somewhat of a disappointment to me lately with several of my favorite writers. I decided to try reading a book written a few years back and was glad I did.

This was my least favorite of the 1930's trilogy but it was still a good read. Tom and Henry Ann were likeable characters but I was bothered by his cheating on his sick wife. I know divorce was uncommon in that time period but the woman obviously needed some medical attention.

The secondary characters really made the book shine. Especially Johnny Henry who appears in the other books. There was a bit of suspense which is common in Garlock novels and that kept me reading at a fast pace.

I would recommend this book and highly recommend the two that follow.

Dorothy Garlock created a wonderful collection of characters in this novel based in the 1930s. The only bad thing about this book, was closing it and letting go of these characters. I've fallen in love with the main characters - Henry Ann Henry and Tom Dolan... but most of all, for her step-brother, Johnny. I so hope, as I believe the other readers will too, that Ms. Garlock will write a novel with Johnny as the main character someday. He's simply charming and easy to fall in love with.

The main characters provided a spectacular chemistry of emotion, while the world around them suffered with the hardships of the time. However, they were not completely unaffected, they did suffer as well, along with witnessing the suffering of those around them they cared about.

The one thing that Ms. Garlock did create was characters that were obviously bad... when sometimes actually there is a fine line between bad and good within a person. The story would have been even more emotional if those characters showed more of their good, along with some of their evil.

Overall, a very good book with wonderful characters, that you are sure to enjoy!

This was my very first Garlock book. This book was on the list as one of the century's top 50 Romance books. If all the books on the list is this good, then I'm in store for many enjoyable hours of reading! 'With Hope' touched all my emotions: happy, sad. angry, etc. Could not put it down and will continue with the sequel 'With Song'. The characters were so true to life including Aunt Dozie......my favorite!

The next book won't come out soon enough for me. This lady is a GREAT author. She certainly knows how to write a good book. Please hurry with the next book.

I loved With Hope. Dorthy Garlock is the most gifted romance writer I have yet to have the pleasure to come across. With Hope is the first one of her books I read. After Henry Ann Henry's father dies and she's left with her two rebelious step siblings Henry Ann is left with the world on her shoulders. I became so attached to her and all of the other characters in this wonderfully written book. I've read it and reread it.

I'm not usually a romance reader. I did get a copy of this book and was pleasantly surprised. From a man's point of view, the story was more than romance. The farm life during the depression was just as my grandfather described. Henry Ann was a woman who knew how to get things done. She managed her life, even though she was in love with a man who was tricked into marrying an unstable woman and stayed with her out of loyalty. The book had several sub-plots going that I found equally interesting. The author's protrayal of characters is very good. I want to read more books from this author.