Love's Long Journey by Janette OkeMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Book #3 in the Love Comes Softly series, by beloved author Janette Oke, continues the story of Marty and Clark's eldest daughter, Missie, as she travels with her new husband, Willie, by wagon train to their new home in the west. It is an accurate and sometimes gritty portrayal of this time period (late 1800s) and events in North American history, as people left their homes and loved ones to face immense hardship and sacrifice to open up this new frontier.
Although this is a stand-alone novel, I highly recommend you read the next one in the series, "Loves Abiding Joy", which reunites Missie and her parents and adds another, deeper layer to the series. I always read the two books (#3 and #4) as companion stories.
They contain a Christian worldview, Bible quotations, and are suitable for all ages. And even though most readers will be women, there is lots of good, "macho", taming-the-wild-west stuff here for the men to enjoy as well.
This has been made into a Hallmark movie, which I thought was rather lackadaisical and portrayed very different events to the book. But whether you did or did not enjoy the movie, this book (and #4 too remember) are definitely worthy of your time, as Janette Oke weaves one of her best stories at the pinnacle of her writing powers.
Thank you for taking the time to read another one of my book reviews.
Sincerely, Laura-Lee (Was Here)
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