Ione, originally from Norway, suffers a terrible betrayal at the hands of her cousin, but that does not stop her. Her philosophy is “the only thing to help the hurting is to do something,” She is the backbone of her family—Patty Jane, Thor, Nora, and so many others in their small Minnesota community. I really enjoyed this novel, with its believable characters in an appealing story –I couldn’t put the book down, and I was sorry when it ended.

There is a lot of characters in this and I really struggled to keep up with them all. It was confusing and I had to keep going back and rereading to figure out what was happening. I did enjoy reading about the various generations but found it a little disjointed. Still, it was a good story and I would definitely read more from this author. Thank you for the opportunity to read this book.