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A New Day Rising (Red River of the North #2)

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Ingeborg having just gotten over the her husband's sudden death and is taming the land herself when her husband's cousin comes to her to offer his help. She is at first unwilling to let him but then she gives in and they grow close. IT is such a good love story I cannot even describe how good it is so you'll have to read it yourself!! And please DO!

The Red River of the North series of books by Lauraine Snelling are fabulous books. If you have any Scandinavian heritage...or even if you don't...you will like these books. I have gained insight into how many of my relatives came to America through Ellis Island and settled in the Mid West states. I highly recommend!

Ingeborg, a woman who is tough as a nail and as soft as a flower. In A NEW DAY RISING, Ingeborg meets a man who can and does match her! For a page turner, read this book. Only warning. Don't start to read it if you plan on putting it down soon. Lauraine Snelling keeps the characters so alive you see them in front of you. Working the fields, laughing and crying their tears. The only thing that will make me happy is to see if the third book is in the mail today!!! Lauraine takes a character and makes them your best friend or your worsed enemy! Either way you're going to love them!! A must read! Perfect Christmas Gift!!!!!!!!!!!!

I really like Laurraine's style of writing. She shows us all of the details in a day of the life of the characters without making it long or boring. In fact, I read it too fast! Somehow encouraging while being a very good story as well.

A cruel blizzard has taken the life of her husband, Roald and his brother and 2 children. Ingeborg spends the next few months bitter - and dressed in her "britches" works the fields like a man. This way, fatigue and distance keep her from facing the truth and more importantly, her children whom she nearly gives away to her sister.

Her sod-home neighbor and sister (by marriage), Karen, a widow, has accepted happiness in a new life and finally Ingeborg comes to terms and returns to the faith of her youth.

The arrival of the distant cousin of her deceased husband, Haaken, eases the farm work but complicates the decision making. He is there ONLY to help the women with the farm for a crop season - or is he?

The delinquent arrival of the young, spunky, opinionated youngest brother of Roald further turns Ingeborg's world upside down, emotionally. The relationships and the final resolution of some major hurdles end this book and call for the immediate start of book 3, "A Land to Call Home."

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Lauraine Snelling is such a wonderful writer. You can relate to the character's behaviors and beliefs. She does a wonderful job getting you to feel like you are there in the book.

This is just a wonderful, clean, refreshing book/series. She gets so many emotions zinging through you as you are reading.

Ingeborg and Kaaren get help from another Bjorklund, Haakan, who helps make the farm life easier for Ingeborg although she has to come to grips with many issues. All the characters are easy to like and make the hard work of our ancestors clear. Through Ingeborg's problems with winters in the soddy, the books brings the hardships of those settlers to fruit. Andrew and Thorliff are such fun to read about! Lauraine Snelling has a truly wonderful and memorable work in this family's story.

This book is really good! Ingeborg loves again and marries again. Haakan is a funny charactor and I'm glad that they got married. This is a good book! Way to go Lauraine!

This item was received promptly and packaged well. This will be a birthday present for my mother this September 26th.

Book #2 "A New Day Rising" from the Red River Of The North series,is as captivating as the first book. I am so delighted and impressed to have discovered another author with the writing skill to make me feel that I am experiencing the settings being described,and Lauraine Snelling has that skill.

I have to confess that while loving the first book,I did not much care for our heroine's sourpuss of a husband. I thought he was a wet blanket on every bit of joy she and her boys experienced,and was not one bit sorry when he disappeared in a blizzard.

This second book has a news man come into their lives,who enjoys life and enriches their lives. We also meet another relative who has emigrated from Norway and joins their group.

There are several characters who readers will come to care about,and want to follow their stories.

I highly Recommend the Red River Of The North series,as an exceptional historical fiction series,that includes some sweet romance,as well.