Alaska: A Light in the Window/Destiny's Road/Iditarod Dream/Christmas Dream (Heartsong Novella Collection) (Paperback)

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Julie Erikson has had one goal in life: to become a nurse and provide medical care to the people of Alaska. To pursue that aim, she left her family to study in Seattle for five years. Returning home to Alaska in October 1925, Julie meets handsome Sam Curtiss. A devout Christian, Julie believes marriage would end her nursing career, so she refuses to encourage Sam's interest in her. Does true love conquer all? It wouldn't be a romance novel if it didn't. There is nothing challenging in Jamison's (Iditarod Dream, Heartsong Presents, 1994) tale, but that just may make it the perfect book for some readers. Recommended for public libraries.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description

The bleak wilderness of America's 49th state challenges three women in different eras: Julie, a nurse, who must serve victims of a 1925 diphtheria epidemic; Beth, whose Canadian-born husband is killed in World War II; and Rita, who takes on the ultimate test of endurance, the Iditarod dog sled race. Each must surmount the obstacles of her life, and perhaps, with God's help, find true love as well. As a special bonus, Alaska also includes Tracie Peterson's novella Christmas Dream.

Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Incorporated (October 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1577483545
• ISBN-13: 978-1577483540
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #669,306 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars IDENTIFY WITH THE CHARACTERS, March 13, 2000

By	KL Wagenbach (IL) - See all my reviews

I liked the second story the best, because it really made me ask myself "What would I have done if I were in her situation? Would I have put God first? Would I have denied myself a strong opportunity like that because God said NO?" But I liked all four of them. They were realistic romance but not mushy or improper. A MUST-READ...YOU WON'T FORGET THIS BOOK AND (HOPEFULLY) THE LESSONS YOU LEARNED THROUGH PRACTICAL EXAMPLES OF SUBMISSION TO GOD.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful romance about three generations of Alaskans, April 4, 1999

By	[e-mail] (an American male) - See all my reviews

Do you like romance? Do you love adventure? Do you like history? Do you love God? I do and they are all here. It is really four books in one, about three generations of the same family at different historic moments in Alaska's history. I'm a sucker for romance novels (and belive it or not, I'm a guy).

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Magnificent Tale, November 15, 2002

By A Customer

I found this collection of novelas to be magnificent. I didn't want to put it down. At one point I acutally cried. The characters become so real to you that you are moved with their pain and elated in their victories. I also found them spiritually uplifting. Now I just wish I could go see the places that were so wonderfully discribed.