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Although I am not a big fan of the cover of this book, I am a big fan of the story-line. What can go wrong when a young Norwegian immigrant heads off to join her family in Blessing, North Dakota (and she speaks no English)? Augusta sets out, gets on the wrong train and ends up in another small town miles away, being greeted at the railway station by a very nice rancher, Kane Moyer. Kane thinks she is the mail order bride he has written to, and Augusta thinks he is the gentleman taking her to her family. It is quite the story of how two people try to communicate with each other, not knowing each others language. Kane was such a good man and took such good care of this lady. When she is finally found by her family and taken home, Augusta will realize that she left her heart with Kane. Another very good story in this very good series, with more series that follow this one about the Bjorklund family. ( )

I had read this before, & really enjoyed the story of confusion & God's leading.

The Prologue is a letter from Oslo, Norway dated July 3, 1889 from Asta Borsland to Mr. Moyer. She thanks him for the tickets to his ranch, & informs him that she will be changing her arrival time from September 1 to October 1, so he will not have to meet the train on September 1, 1889.

The story starts in Blessing, North Dakota on July 3, 1889. Bridget Bjorklund was not looking forward to repeating the same things again tomorrow. When her son, Hjelmer, questioned her about sitting down, she changed the subject of the conversation to having coffee. The heat was another topic of conversation. When he asked how the new girl was working out, she offered him a cookie. Everyone thought she was too old to run a boardinghouse, but she only was doing the same things she did in any home she lived in! The coffee was almost ready, & she thought about the cookies she should be bagging. Hjelmer insisted that she write to Augusta, her oldest daughter, so she wrote the letter in Norwegian, since Augusta hadn't learned English yet. She offered to hire both Augusta & Elmer, her intended, if they were willing to move to Amerika. When Hjelmer asked what was wrong with her face, she admitted she had a toothache. After Hjelmer left she put a whole clove on the aching tooth. ( )