Ever so slowly Dakota Territory is being transformed from a vast
prairie into rich farmland. With the coming of the railroad, the
small town of Blessing begins to prosper, and the Bjorklund family
is reaping the promised harvest that had lured them from their
beloved home in Norway.
But for Ingeborg and Haakan, realizing their dreams will not come
without a struggle. After their own fields are harvested, Haakan
and the neighboring men take the steam engine and the separator on
the road, threshing for other homesteaders in return for a portion
of their grain. With Haakan away and the fields standing idle,
Ingeborg frets over work yet to be done. Fearing an early change of
seasons, she takes matters into her own hands.
Has the land become more important to Ingeborg than her own
family?
Lauraine Snelling is an award winning author of over 30 books,
both fiction and non fiction for adults and young adults. She has
two horse series for young teen girls, the GOLDEN FILLY SERIES
which is completed and HIGH HURDLES. Lauraine is also the author of
the popular RED RIVER OF THE NORTH series set in North Dakota in
the past part of the 19th century. The Bjorklund brothers bring
their families from Norway to begin a new life on the land they
will turn from prairie to fertile farms.
Besides writing both books and articles, Lauraine teaches at
writer's conferences across the country and has an active speaking
career. She and husband Wayne have two grown sons, four grand dogs
and live in the country where Lauraine can garden, sew, do crafts,
cross stitch, enjoy her birds and eventually have a horse
again.