The Reluctant Bridegroom (The House of Winslow, Book 7) [Hardcover]

Gilbert Morris (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1990

303 pages

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers; BOOK 7 edition (1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556610696
• ISBN-13: 978-1556610691
• ASIN: B000WX79AE
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,697,021 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Gilbert Morris is among today's most popular Christian writers; his books having sold nearly six million copies worldwide. He specializes in historical fiction and won a 2001 Christy Award for the Civil War drama Edge of Honor. Once a pastor and English professor who earned a Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas, Morris lives with his wife in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great story, with a few frustrating parts, March 14, 2002

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Anna M. Vandenhazel (West Valley City, UT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Reluctant Bridegroom (The House of Winslow #7) (Paperback)

If you've followed the adventures of Sky Winslow's descendants, on whom most of the later books are based, this is the book that started it all, where Sky and Rebekah meet on a wagon train of women seeking husbands in Oregon. I've never understood why Rebekah had no last name on the geneology chart at the start of every book (P.S. The chart in Book 27 finally DOES show her last name), but anyway, the story begins with Rebekah Jackson enjoying a social life for the first time when she visits her cousin Nora. At the end of the visit, Rebekah elopes with a charming man who eventually leaves her alone and pregnant. Eventually she shares a home with Mary, a single mother who introduces her to God. Before Mary dies in an epidemic, she asks Rebekah to keep her baby, and urges her to answer an ad place by Sky Winslow for women to become brides in the west. While sometimes I wanted to throttle one or both of them for their stubbornness, everything works out in the end.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The House of Winslow family continues to grow!, August 10, 2000

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Danielle Raymo (Michigan United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Reluctant Bridegroom (The House of Winslow #7) (Paperback)

In this exciting story of the House of Winslows, Rebekah Jackson learns the true meaning of disappiontment and loss. She finds herself married to a man she barely knows and who is quickly lossing intrest in her. Even when they fall into poverty she remains loyal and faithful, only to be stabbed in the back by him. Now lost, lonely, afraid, and pregnant, she finds her way to a womans small shanty and makes a home there. She also finds the Lord there. When her new friend and confidant becomes sick and dies, Rebekah is left to care for her child as well as her own. She decides to make a new life and travel west with her children. Sky Winslow is still bittered toward his wife for all the pain she caused him as well as by her death. He leads the small band of people on their way to Oregon. On the way he finds the Lord, himself, and... Rebekah. But will the dangerous that persist tear them apart, or draw them together. Happy Reading!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A really great book!, March 28, 2000

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Paravel - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Reluctant Bridegroom (The House of Winslow #7) (Paperback)

This book is about Sky Winslow, who is 1/4 indian. His wife betrayed him, and even though she is now dead, he still hates her. His hate for her has made him bitter, which doesn't help when raising his twelve-year old son. Asked to bring a wagon train of women to Oregon, he agrees. Two of the women on the train really make an impact on him, and in turn, he really makes an impact on them. I absolutely loved the descriptions as they made their way to Oregon in a bunch of wagons. If you like romance and things to do with the Oregon Trail, try reading this book!