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Chargement... The Winterkeeper: ... a tale of hope and love in the face of insurmountable obstaclespar Anna Schmidt
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Gardiner MT, just outside Yellowstone National Park, Winter, 1933 Three people-each with the toughness and desire to survive whatever adversity fate throws in their path. But will that be enough to overcome a financial Depression in its third year with no sign of abating or the brutally cold wilderness that is Yellowstone in winter?Millie Chase is fourteen-and an orphan. Other than a stepfather she neither knows nor likes, she has no one. She sets out to find her mother's childhood friend who she believes lives in nearby Yellowstone National Park, hoping the woman might take her in. Of course it's winter and the park is pretty much shut down so it's a long shot, but....Nate Baker admits he's getting too old for the arduous work of maintaining the buildings in Yellowstone, but with the depression going into its third year and showing few signs of abating, a man with a job doesn't easily walk away. Besides life in the park is all he knows. So when he finds runaway Millie, half frozen and demanding to speak to his wife, Nate risks his future-and Ginny's-- when he decides to take her in.Ginny Baker comes from money-a fortune she has been assured has not been threatened by the Depression and one she has counted on as the nest egg that will sustain Nate and her in their old age. But when she receives word that the money is gone and her sister, Gert is in dire straits, she drops everything and heads to Chicago. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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The year is 1933 and the setting is Gardiner, Montana just outside the entrance to Yellowstone Park. The novel begins at the cemetery when 14 year old Millie's mother is being buried. Millie and her mom had lived in Chicago and when her mom fell in love with Roger, they moved to Montana. When her mother died, Millie was lost - she didn't know anyone or have any family to help her out. Millie didn't like her step-father and the feeling was mutual. She overhears a conversation between Roger and his lawyer and Roger is enraged to find out that her mother's family money has been left to Millie. When Roger finds that out, he wants the lawyer to do anything possible so that he can get his hands on the money. Millie decides to run away and try to find her mother's oldest friend who lived at Yellowstone park with her husband who is the winterkeeper at the park. It's the middle of winter and Millie is frozen after she walks the 10 miles to their house in Yellowstone. No one is around so she hides in the bunkhouse until she is discovered by Nate - the husband of her mother's friend - who agrees to take her home to learn why she has run away and to keep her safe from her step-father. This is a dangerous decision for him because if anyone finds out what he's done, he will lose his job in a time that jobs are few and far between.
This is a beautifully written story full of fantastic characters. Millie is someone that you care about immediately - she is so brave and resourceful for someone so young. Nate is a wonderful character as is Ginny his wife. Nate and Ginny truly care about Millie and want to keep her safe. Her step-father is a scoundrel who only cares about Millie's potential money. Will Nate and Ginny be able to keep Millie safe??
You better have a blanket close when you read this. The descriptions of the snow and the cold in Montana made me cold to read about. (