I'm struggling through this. I'm not wild about Anne. I feel she's too self-absorbed. Now that the novel has moved to her children (and grandchild) I'm enjoying it more.

Yes, the second half of the book is much better, very moving. Gave me much to think about. ( )

I'm struggling through this. I'm not wild about Anne. I feel she's too self-absorbed. Now that the novel has moved to her children (and grandchild) I'm enjoying it more.

Yes, the second half of the book is much better, very moving. Gave me much to think about. ( )

Best fiction I've read in a long, long time. The first installment in a series of six. This one starts on January 1, 1900, and this book ends in the 1970's. It's a lot bigger than the following titles, and I get the feeling that the next few ones will move a lot more slowly and go deeper. The series goes to the end of the world, but I have a feeling that O'Brien takes a much different direction than LaHaye and Jenkins. Anyway, Strangers & Sojourners weaves a really organic story about a family of pioneers in the British Columbia frontier. O'Brien develops his characters very well... conflicted individuals. They're so real because they're so conflicted. I love that this Christian author has made his chief protagonist an agnostic. I could kinda see the ending coming, but by that point, I was so attached to everyone involved that O'Brien had me soaking up every word. Great book. Starting #2, Plague Journal, tomorrow...