This story combines the Polish culture, history and does a very good job of describing the hard life of settlers in this era particularly. I also did not know about Parisville, one of the first Polish settlements in the USA ( I discovered I had ancestors who lived there!). IF you have Polish ancestry, live in Michigan, enjoy history and a little romance, well, this is the book for you Yah? I will admit I knew nothing of the Great Thumb Fire of September 5, 1881. When I first started reading this book I was rather apprehensive as to whether I would enjoy it or not, I'm glad I pursued and finished it otherwise I would have missed out on a beautiful tale. Some of the book is heart-breaking and you feel those emotions whirling through you. Ginny's discomfort is completely understandable she isn't used to any of the situations she's been plunged into but she adapts well. This is an intriguing story that has some facts about the land and the Polish settlers and how everybody just simply got on with the ways of life. Her life is going to be completely turned upside down - will she be able to get used to it? Her sister-in-law doubts very much that Ginny will ever find herself a husband! Ginny is determined to do whatever she can to become useful, and then the fires came. This is an intriguing story that has some facts about the land and the Polish settlers and how everybody just simply got on with the ways of Ginny has gone to live with her brother and his wife, she is moving from the city to the countryside.
Ginny has gone to live with her brother and his wife, she is moving from the city to the countryside. The seductiveness of a buxom heiress, a twisted story of an old-country betrothal, and the largest natural disaster in Michigan's history- The Great Thumb Fire of September 5, 1881, challenge their fledgling attraction and ultimate committal.more
But sought-after widowed farmer Peter Nickles is enamored by Ginny's perseverance, her pioneer spirit, and her inclusive accepta In the Spring of 1881, indigent seamstress Ginny Dahlke arrives in one of the earliest Polish American settlements- Parisville, Michigan.ĭeemed charmless and awkward by her mean-spirited sister-in-law, Ginny disparages her chance of securing love.īut sought-after widowed farmer Peter Nickles is enamored by Ginny's perseverance, her pioneer spirit, and her inclusive acceptance of the indigenous peoples of Michigan. Deemed charmless and awkward by her mean-spirited sister-in-law, Ginny disparages her chance of securing love. In the Spring of 1881, indigent seamstress Ginny Dahlke arrives in one of the earliest Polish American settlements- Parisville, Michigan.
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